Patents by Inventor Varun Soundararajan
Varun Soundararajan 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: 11949970Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for novel boundary generation features for interleaving additional content into media content. Media content may be received which includes a video and audio portion. An unencrypted encode of the video portion may be generated. A first set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated using a computer vision algorithm. A second set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated for identifying IDR frames using a first algorithm. A third set of time stamps may be generated to serve as boundaries for interleaving additional content into the media content based on a priority algorithm that uses the first set of time stamps and the second set of time stamps. The video portion may be encoded using the third set of time stamps to determine the IDR frames for the media content.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Yongjun Wu, Sitaraman Ganapathy, Vasanthakumar Soundararajan, Varun Chadha
-
Publication number: 20240098346Abstract: Systems and methods described herein provide for novel boundary generation features for interleaving additional content into media content. Media content may be received which includes a video and audio portion. An unencrypted encode of the video portion may be generated. A first set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated using a computer vision algorithm. A second set of time stamps for the video portion may be generated for identifying IDR frames using a first algorithm. A third set of time stamps may be generated to serve as boundaries for interleaving additional content into the media content based on a priority algorithm that uses the first set of time stamps and the second set of time stamps. The video portion may be encoded using the third set of time stamps to determine the IDR frames for the media content.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Abhishek Kumar, Yongjun Wu, Sitaraman Ganapathy, Vasanthakumar Soundararajan, Varun Chadha
-
Patent number: 11928482Abstract: A method includes, for each of a plurality of web resources, receiving, at a communications server, data indicating characteristics of a respective web resource, detecting, based on the received data, that the respective web resource provides functionality for live assistance by a third party content provider through a chat user interface on the respective web resource, and storing, in a database, an entry that indicates that the respective web resource has the functionality. The method includes receiving, from a user, a request to access a particular web resource hosted by a particular third party content provider, determining, based on a stored entry in the database representing the particular web resource, that the web resource provides functionality for live assistance by the particular third party content provider through a particular chat user interface on the web resource, and initiating a chat session between the user and the third party content provider.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan
-
Patent number: 11756042Abstract: A system is described that identifies, based on contextual information associated with a device that is located at a physical location associated with a merchant, a product that a user of the device is at the physical location to purchase. The system executes an autonomous search query for product information that is predicted to assist the user in completing a purchase of the product, from the merchant, at the physical location. The system sends the product information to the device, and for subsequent output. The system determines whether a degree of likelihood that the user will complete the purchase in response to receiving the product information satisfies a likelihood threshold, if not, the system executes a remote assistance module accessed by the device to provide a virtual environment in which a human provides additional information that the user needs to complete the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2019Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan, Amit Agarwal
-
Publication number: 20230252102Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically extracting a plurality of contact information from a resource, calculating prominence scores of each contact information, and associating a selected contact information with a content item are provided. A content item and a uniform resource locator are received from a content provider. A resource identified by the uniform resource locator is loaded. A plurality of contact information is detected from the loaded resource. For each of the detected contact information, a prominence score is calculated. One of the plurality of contact information is selected based on the calculated prominence scores. The selected contact information is associated with the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2023Publication date: August 10, 2023Inventors: Varun Soundararajan, Anshul Kothari, Anurag Agrawal
-
Patent number: 11475900Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to increasing the scalability of onboarding network resources, such as a digital component, to a voice-based network. The system enables the navigating of and interaction with digital components using voice or speech input and output interfaces on a computing device. The system can receive and processes an input audio signal to identify a digital component. The system enables voice-based interaction with the previously unregistered digital component via the input and output interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan
-
Patent number: 11115529Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an online content item campaign with selective call functionality can include a processor determining a rendering frequency of instances of a third-party content item for rendering with a call icon, based on a resource of the third-party content provider. The processor can provide a first instance of the content item for rendering with the call icon in accordance with the rendering frequency of instances. A call bridge device can receive a call from the client computing device upon actuation of the call icon, direct the call to a phone number of the third-party content provider, and determine a parameter of the call. The processor can adjust the rendering frequency of instances based on the parameter of the call and provide instances of the content item for display by client computing devices with the call icon in accordance with the adjusted rendering frequency of instances.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Amit Agarwal, Varun Soundararajan, Gaurav Bhaya
-
Publication number: 20210166062Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically extracting a plurality of contact information from a resource, calculating prominence scores of each contact information, and associating a selected contact information with a content item are provided. A content item and a uniform resource locator are received from a content provider. A resource identified by the uniform resource locator is loaded. A plurality of contact information is detected from the loaded resource. For each of the detected contact information, a prominence score is calculated. One of the plurality of contact information is selected based on the calculated prominence scores. The selected contact information is associated with the content item.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Varun Soundararajan, Anshul Kothari, Anurag Agrawal
-
Patent number: 10943144Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically extracting a plurality of contact information from a resource, calculating prominence scores of each contact information, and associating a selected contact information with a content item are provided. A content item and a uniform resource locator are received from a content provider. A resource identified by the uniform resource locator is loaded. A plurality of contact information is detected from the loaded resource. For each of the detected contact information, a prominence score is calculated. One of the plurality of contact information is selected based on the calculated prominence scores. The selected contact information is associated with the content item.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Varun Soundararajan, Anshul Kothari, Anurag Agrawal
-
Publication number: 20200412675Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a technique for reduction of latency in network traffic data transmissions. The system parses an online document to determine a messaging identifier used to communicate over an asynchronous network-based communication channel with a content provider device. The system assembles a first instance of the online content item with the messaging identifier. An intermediary appliance located on the asynchronous network-based communication channel in between the first computing device and the content provider device intercepts data packets including the electronic message The system determines a quality of the asynchronous network-based communication channel. The system blocks insertion of the messaging identifier in a second instance of the online content item prior to transmission of the second instance of the online content item to a second computing device to reduce latency by preventing additional messages from being sent to the messaging identifier.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2019Publication date: December 31, 2020Inventors: Gaurav Ravindra Bhaya, Amit Agarwal, Varun Soundararajan
-
Patent number: 10824792Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to providing call context to content providers. A tracker receives a selection of a content item associated with a keyword. The tracker stores, in an impression data structure, tracking data including the keyword. The tracker maps the selected content item to a first virtual number and generates a link there between. The tracker receives a call from a client device to initiate a first communication channel via the first virtual number. The tracker performs a lookup in a database using the first virtual number to identify a second virtual number corresponding to the content provider and to identify the tracking data. The tracker establishes, via the second virtual number, a second communication channel between the client device and a content provider device. The tracker provides the tracking data to the content provider via the second communication channel.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Varun Soundararajan, Amit Agarwal, Sriram Bhargav Karnati
-
Patent number: 10748106Abstract: Improving automated package delivery to mobile delivery receptacles to allow accurate and reliable package deliveries comprises a delivery receptacle for an automated package delivery via an unmanned aerial delivery device. The delivery receptacle is notified of a pending delivery and travels to a receiving location. The delivery receptacle emits infrared (“IR”) beacons from one or more IR beacon transmitters. An aerial delivery device detects the IR beacon and uses the beacons to navigate to the delivery receptacle. The delivery receptacle receives IR beacon responses from the aerial delivery device and continually or periodically directs the IR beacons in the direction of the aerial delivery device. The aerial delivery device deposits the package in the delivery receptacle. After receiving the package, the delivery receptacle transports the package to a secure location, such as into a garage.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Varun Soundararajan, Anurag Agrawal
-
Publication number: 20200175992Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to increasing the scalability of onboarding network resources, such as a digital component, to a voice-based network. The system enables the navigating of and interaction with digital components using voice or speech input and output interfaces on a computing device. The system can receive and processes an input audio signal to identify a digital component. The system enables voice-based interaction with the previously unregistered digital component via the input and output interfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan
-
Publication number: 20200120208Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing an online content item campaign with selective call functionality can include a processor determining a rendering frequency of instances of a third-party content item for rendering with a call icon, based on a resource of the third-party content provider. The processor can provide a first instance of the content item for rendering with the call icon in accordance with the rendering frequency of instances. A call bridge device can receive a call from the client computing device upon actuation of the call icon, direct the call to a phone number of the third-party content provider, and determine a parameter of the call. The processor can adjust the rendering frequency of instances based on the parameter of the call and provide instances of the content item for display by client computing devices with the call icon in accordance with the adjusted rendering frequency of instances.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Amit Agarwal, Varun Soundararajan, Gaurav Bhaya
-
Patent number: 10573322Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to increasing the scalability of onboarding network resources, such as a digital component, to a voice-based network. The system enables the navigating of and interaction with digital components using voice or speech input and output interfaces on a computing device. The system can receive and processes an input audio signal to identify a digital component. The system enables voice-based interaction with the previously unregistered digital component via the input and output interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan
-
Patent number: 10469424Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a technique for reduction of latency in network traffic data transmissions. The system parses an online document to determine a messaging identifier used to communicate over an asynchronous network-based communication channel with a content provider device. The system assembles a first instance of the online content item with the messaging identifier. An intermediary appliance located on the asynchronous network-based communication channel in between the first computing device and the content provider device intercepts data packets including the electronic message The system determines a quality of the asynchronous network-based communication channel. The system blocks insertion of the messaging identifier in a second instance of the online content item prior to transmission of the second instance of the online content item to a second computing device to reduce latency by preventing additional messages from being sent to the messaging identifier.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Gaurav Ravindra Bhaya, Amit Agarwal, Varun Soundararajan
-
Publication number: 20190325444Abstract: A system is described that identifies, based on contextual information associated with a device that is located at a physical location associated with a merchant, a product that a user of the device is at the physical location to purchase. The system executes an autonomous search query for product information that is predicted to assist the user in completing a purchase of the product, from the merchant, at the physical location. The system sends the product information to the device, and for subsequent output. The system determines whether a degree of likelihood that the user will complete the purchase in response to receiving the product information satisfies a likelihood threshold, if not, the system executes a remote assistance module accessed by the device to provide a virtual environment in which a human provides additional information that the user needs to complete the purchase.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2019Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan, Amit Agarwal
-
Patent number: 10402869Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically verifying an identifier of a content provider are provided. A first identifier, a content item, and a uniform resource locator are received from a content provider. The domain of the uniform resource locator is determined. A plurality of second resources under the domain are accessed and stored in memory. From the plurality of second resources, a plurality of second identifiers are detected. A map of domain and a plurality of second identifiers is created. Using the map, the first identifier is compared to each of the plurality of second identifiers. If there is a match, the first identifier is approved to be used with the content item. The first identifier may be displayed on a user device with the content item.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Anurag Agrawal, Varun Soundararajan, Anshul Kothari
-
Patent number: 10403156Abstract: Improving automated package delivery to mobile delivery receptacles to allow accurate and reliable package deliveries comprises a delivery receptacle for an automated package delivery via an unmanned aerial delivery device. The delivery receptacle is notified of a pending delivery and travels to a receiving location. The delivery receptacle emits infrared (“IR”) beacons from one or more IR beacon transmitters. An aerial delivery device detects the IR beacon and uses the beacons to navigate to the delivery receptacle. The delivery receptacle receives IR beacon responses from the aerial delivery device and continually or periodically directs the IR beacons in the direction of the aerial delivery device. The aerial delivery device deposits the package in the delivery receptacle. After receiving the package, the delivery receptacle transports the package to a secure location, such as into a garage.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Varun Soundararajan, Anurag Agrawal
-
Patent number: 10380595Abstract: A system is described that identifies, based on contextual information associated with a device that is located at a physical location associated with a merchant, a product that a user of the device is at the physical location to purchase. The system executes an autonomous search query for product information that is predicted to assist the user in completing a purchase of the product, from the merchant, at the physical location. The system sends the product information to the device, and for subsequent output. The system determines whether a degree of likelihood that the user will complete the purchase in response to receiving the product information satisfies a likelihood threshold, if not, the system executes a remote assistance module accessed by the device to provide a virtual environment in which a human provides additional information that the user needs to complete the purchase.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2016Date of Patent: August 13, 2019Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Sriram Bhargav Karnati, Varun Soundararajan, Amit Agarwal