Patents by Inventor Zvi Ashkenazi

Zvi Ashkenazi 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: 11942208
    Abstract: A food-recognition engine can be used with a mobile device to identify, in real-time, foods present in a video stream. To capture the video stream, a user points a camera of the mobile device at foods they are about to consume. The video stream is displayed, in real-time, on a screen of the mobile device. The food-recognition engine uses several neural networks to recognize, in the video stream, food features, text printed on packaging, bar codes, logos, and “Nutrition Facts” panels. The neural-network outputs are combined to identify foods with high probabilities. The foods may be packaged or unpackaged, branded or unbranded, and labeled or unlabeled, and may appear simultaneously within the view of the mobile device. Information about recognized foods is displayed on the screen while the video stream is captured. The user may log identified foods with a gesture and without typing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: PASSIO INC.
    Inventors: Dmitriy R. Starson, James Kelly, Zvi Ashkenazi
  • Publication number: 20210365687
    Abstract: A food-recognition engine can be used with a mobile device to identify, in real-time, foods present in a video stream. To capture the video stream, a user points a camera of the mobile device at foods they are about to consume. The video stream is displayed, in real-time, on a screen of the mobile device. The food-recognition engine uses several neural networks to recognize, in the video stream, food features, text printed on packaging, bar codes, logos, and “Nutrition Facts” panels. The neural-network outputs are combined to identify foods with high probabilities. The foods may be packaged or unpackaged, branded or unbranded, and labeled or unlabeled, and may appear simultaneously within the view of the mobile device. Information about recognized foods is displayed on the screen while the video stream is captured. The user may log identified foods with a gesture and without typing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Dmitriy R. Starson, James Kelly, Zvi Ashkenazi
  • Patent number: 7904062
    Abstract: A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards displaying an advertisement within a navigable view on a mobile device. In one embodiment, the navigable view employs a scrollable list. In one embodiment, a capability of the mobile device is employed to determine the mechanism for displaying of the advertisement within the navigable view. In one embodiment, the display mechanism may enable the advertisement to disappear from the mobile device's display after scrolling past the advertisement. In another embodiment, the advertisement is treated as a fixed entry within the scrollable view. As a fixed entry, scrolling past the advertisement results in the advertisement disappearing from the display of the mobile device. In still another embodiment, the advertisement is treated as a continually viewable entry within the navigable view, and in another embodiment, the advertisement may bounce to a top or a bottom of the navigable view as it is scrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Ashkenazi, Rodrigo Lopez, Stewart Lin
  • Publication number: 20080220747
    Abstract: A mobile device, system, and method are directed towards displaying an advertisement within a navigable view on a mobile device. In one embodiment, the navigable view employs a scrollable list. In one embodiment, a capability of the mobile device is employed to determine the mechanism for displaying of the advertisement within the navigable view. In one embodiment, the display mechanism may enable the advertisement to disappear from the mobile device's display after scrolling past the advertisement. In another embodiment, the advertisement is treated as a fixed entry within the scrollable view. As a fixed entry, scrolling past the advertisement results in the advertisement disappearing from the display of the mobile device. In still another embodiment, the advertisement is treated as a continually viewable entry within the navigable view, and in another embodiment, the advertisement may bounce to a top or a bottom of the navigable view as it is scrolled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Zvi Ashkenazi, Rodrigo Lopez, Stewart Lin
  • Publication number: 20080146194
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for automatically backing up user data from a client device and creating a user account. The apparatus includes interface logic for receiving user data from a client device, identification logic for receiving identification information associated with the device, and account logic for causing the creation of an account with a service provider, wherein account credentials for the account are based on the identification information associated with the device. In some examples, the account is created without user generated credentials (e.g., without a user entered name and password). The identification information associated with the device (or device identifier) may include a MAC address, IMEI, MSISDNI, or other suitable identifier associated with the device. The user data may include data associated with a PIM application such as contacts, calendar, notes, and the like, data associated with SMS or MMS, or with a media object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Lie Yang, Zvi Ashkenazi