Patents Assigned to LLC
  • Patent number: 11921730
    Abstract: Described herein are mechanisms to allow users to access functionality of applications in a suite of applications. In a first aspect, when a query relating to functionality of an application is received from a user, an index containing both top-level and sub-level functionality is searched. Results are ranked using a trained machine learning model using both context describing user interactions and the search results. A subset of the ranked results are presented to the user as options. In a second aspect the index can comprise entries describing functionality from other applications so that results presented to the user can include cross-application functionality. In a third aspect, the index can be searched using the context prior to receiving a query and adjusting the user interface based on the results. In a fourth aspect, the system can recommend other applications and/or devices that are better suited to a user's intent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Madeline Schuster Kleiner, Nathaniel George Freier, Bernhard Kohlmeier, Amod Anil Agashe, Jignesh Shah, Tomasz Lukasz Religa
  • Patent number: 11922399
    Abstract: An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium can include, for example, storing on a first device an applet configured to generate a digital tag; receiving a request at the first device for information; configuring the digital tag to be associated with at least one of (i) an application or (ii) an input on a second device, such that receipt of the digital tag by a second device causes the application to launch on the second device; and emitting from the first device a digital tag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CAPITAL ONE SERVICES, LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Lutz, Jeffrey Rule
  • Patent number: 11921738
    Abstract: Methods for synchronizing a source document repository with a target document repository include monitoring documents of the source document repository to detect changes to the documents. A last processed time is stored in association each changed document that indicates a time when the document was last processed. A transaction item is added to a synchronization queue each time a document is changed, and a queue time is stored in association with each of the transaction items that indicates when the transaction item was added to the queue. The transaction items are processed by comparing the queue time of the transaction item with the last processed time of the document pertaining to the transaction item. If the queue time is earlier than the last processed time, the transaction item is ignored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Shivani Thakur, Guoqiang Zhou, Ana Monica Irimia
  • Patent number: 11922569
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating realistic full-scene point clouds. One of the methods includes obtaining an initial scene point cloud characterizing an initial scene in an environment; obtaining, for each of one or more objects, an object point cloud that characterizes the object; and processing a first input comprising the initial scene point cloud and the one or more object point clouds using a first neural network that is configured to process the first input to generate a final scene point cloud that characterizes a transformed scene that has the one or more objects added to the initial scene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Yin Zhou, Dragomir Anguelov, Zhangjie Cao
  • Patent number: 11918696
    Abstract: A safety cabinet can include an enclosure defining an interior compartment accessible through an opening. The safety cabinet includes an interior lighting system. The interior lighting system can include at least one of an illuminating light to enable viewing to cabinet contents and an ultraviolet light configured to disinfect the interior compartment of the safety cabinet. To provide electrical power to the interior lighting system, the safety cabinet includes an electrical connection disposed through the enclosure. The electrical connection can include at least one of a bulkhead connector and an intumescent socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Justrite Manufacturing Company, LLC
    Inventors: Keshar Nath, Mark Goddard
  • Patent number: 11921728
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for performing targeted searching based on a user profile. In examples, a user profile including a user embedding may be retrieved based on the receipt of a user indication. The user embedding may be created based on one or more user interest. A plurality of document embeddings may be identified based on the user embedding, where each document embedding of the plurality of document embeddings is determined to be within a first distance of the user embedding. In examples, a ranking for each document embedding of the plurality of document embeddings may be generated, where the ranking for each document embedding of the plurality of document embeddings is based on the user embedding. At least one document may be recommend based on a ranking associated with a document embedding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Junaid Ahmed, Waleed Malik, Arnold Overwijk
  • Patent number: 11922315
    Abstract: Solutions for adapting machine learning (ML) models to neural networks (NNs) include receiving an ML pipeline comprising a plurality of operators; determining operator dependencies within the ML pipeline; determining recognized operators; for each of at least two recognized operators, selecting a corresponding NN module from a translation dictionary; and wiring the selected NN modules in accordance with the operator dependencies to generate a translated NN. Some examples determine a starting operator for translation, which is the earliest recognized operator having parameters. Some examples connect inputs of the translated NN to upstream operators of the ML pipeline that had not been translated. Some examples further tune the translated NN using backpropagation. Some examples determine whether an operator is trainable or non-trainable and flag related parameters accordingly for later training.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Matteo Interlandi, Byung-Gon Chun, Markus Weimer, Gyeongin Yu, Saeed Amizadeh
  • Patent number: 11922009
    Abstract: The technology relates to allowing a user to enter text into text boxes using a stylus. For instance, first user input identifying a text box displayed on a display of the computing device may be received. Based on the received first user input, a handwriting field may be generated on the display without visual impact on the display. A second user input within the handwriting field may be received. The second user input may be converted into typed text, and the typed text may be displayed in the text box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Donny Chen Reynolds, Claire Tauziet, Ana Raquel Garcia, John Henry Charles Palmer
  • Patent number: 11923129
    Abstract: Methods and systems for controlling a circuit designed to protect electrical equipment, in particular sensitive power grid equipment such as transformers, are disclosed. In particular, methods of local and remote control of operation of protection circuits are provided that allow for remote access to change an operational mode of such protection circuits, while ensuring that power grid equipment is protected locally regardless of any configuration instructions received from a remote or centralized facility. Override levels may be set to ensure power grid transformer protection, regardless of operational mode or remote instruction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: TechHold LLC
    Inventors: David Anderson, Greg Fuchs
  • Patent number: 11920892
    Abstract: In some embodiments, crossbow comprises a frame, a bow portion comprising a bowstring, a latch and a trigger. An arrow rest is supported by the frame at a first location. The frame is also arranged to support the arrow rest at a second location. A distance between the latch and the first location is different from a distance between the latch and the second location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MCP IP, LLC
    Inventors: Mathew A. McPherson, John R. Scovil, Mark J. Hayes, Jeffrey A Ozanne
  • Patent number: 11921565
    Abstract: Techniques and systems for enhanced adjustment of quantities and placement of decoupling capacitance on circuit boards for integrated circuits is provided herein. An example method includes iterating application of a load profile across different populations of decoupling capacitors on a circuit board for supply voltage domains of an integrated circuit device until a target transient performance is reached for the supply voltage domains. The load profile is applied onto electrical connections corresponding to the supply voltage domains for the integrated circuit device. The method also includes generating a capacitor population configuration for the circuit board based on a population of the decoupling capacitors that achieves the target transient performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Vlad Radu Calugaru, William Paul Hovis
  • Patent number: 11922287
    Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of a reinforcement learning based large-scale multi-objective ranking system. Embodiments of the system may be used for optimizing short-video recommendation on a video sharing platform. Multiple competing ranking objective and implicit selection bias in user feedback are the main challenges in real-world platform. In order to address those challenges, multi-gate mixture of experts (MMoE) and soft actor critic (SAC) are integrated together into a MMoE_SAC system. Experiment results demonstrate that embodiments of the MMoE_SAC system may greatly reduce a loss function compared to systems only based on single strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignees: Baidu USA, LLC, Baidu.com Times Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dingcheng Li, Xu Li, Jun Wang, Ping Li
  • Patent number: 11919694
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to an article top engaging device 90a-90d, a carrier 90a-90d for packaging one or more articles B and a blank 1 for forming the carrier. The top engaging article carrier comprises an engaging panel having upper and lower panels 12,14 secured together in face-contacting relationship. The upper panel has at least one first top-engaging opening A1 of a first diameter and the lower panel has at least one second top engaging opening A2 of a second diameter. The first diameter is greater than the second diameter. Each of the first and second top-engaging openings is defined by a substantially circular, uninterrupted perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: WestRock Packaging Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Bradford J. Walling, Matthew E. Zacherle
  • Patent number: 11918503
    Abstract: A structure includes a first frame having a shape to fit around, or over, a body part, the first frame further comprising a first surface configured to dock with a docking surface of a second frame configured to receive and support the body part. The structure also includes a material attached to the first frame for fitting to the body part; and at least one attachment mechanism coupled to the first frame and configured to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame, wherein the at least one attachment mechanism is configured to flex or pivot, relative to a lateral edge of the first frame, to attach the first frame to the second frame when the first surface of the first frame is docked with the docking surface of the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTEC LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Nephi Nordgren, William Louis Barnat, Renaud Durand, Keith Van Voorst
  • Patent number: 11920224
    Abstract: A magnet structure includes columnar grains of rare earth permanent magnet phase aligned in a same direction and arranged to form bulk anisotropic rare earth alloy magnet having a boundary defined by opposite ends of the columnar grains and lacking triple junction regions, and rare earth alloy diffused onto opposite ends of the bulk anisotropic rare earth alloy magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Wanfeng Li, Feng Liang, Michael W. Degner
  • Patent number: 11922342
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a subscription service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: INSPIRATO, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Handler, Brad Handler, Ashley Roybal, Rodolfo Rodriguez, Cody Holloway, Mark Wilson, Michael Webster, Kevin Baird, Sam Schulte, Jesus Gandarilla, Sienna Stonesmith
  • Patent number: 11922362
    Abstract: The technology relates to cargo vehicles. National, regional and/or local regulations set requirements for operating cargo vehicles, including how to distribute and secure cargo, and how often the cargo should be inspected during a trip. However, such regulations have been focused on traditional human-driven vehicles. Aspects of the technology address various issues involved with securement and inspection of cargo before a trip, as well as monitoring during the trip so that corrective action may be taken as warranted. For instance, imagery and other sensor information may be used to enable proper securement of cargo before starting a trip. Onboard sensors along the vehicle monitor the cargo and securement devices/systems during the trip to identify issues as they arise. Such information is used by the onboard autonomous driving system (or a human driver) to take corrective action depending on the nature of the issue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Waymo LLC
    Inventors: Vijaysai Patnaik, William Grossman, Peter Strohm
  • Patent number: 11923010
    Abstract: A method is described. The method includes performing the following on a flash memory chip: measuring a temperature of the flash memory chip; and, changing a program step size voltage of the flash memory chip because the temperature of the flash memory chip has changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: INTEL NDTM US LLC
    Inventors: Arash Hazeghi, Pranav Kalavade, Rohit S. Shenoy, Hsiao-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 11918483
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for providing spinal percutaneous delivery of an implant that can rigidly fixate the spinous process of a first superior bone and a second inferior bone of a functional spinal unit. In one aspect, the device comprises two bone abutment members connected via an interconnecting member. In another aspect, the method comprises implanting at least two spinal implant apparatus within a target disc space via an implantation apparatus. In another aspect, a placement instrument comprising an implant delivery segment, an anchor segment, and an articulating arm is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: COGENT SPINE LLC
    Inventors: Samy Abdou, Brian Bowman, Benjamin Arnold, Jude Paganelli
  • Patent number: 11922937
    Abstract: One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for detecting trigger phrases and transmitting electronic messages to devices are provided. For example, audio received via a microphone of a first device may be monitored. Responsive to detecting a first trigger phrase in a first audio segment identified during the monitoring, a first electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a second device may be generated and the first electronic message may be transmitted to the second device. Responsive to detecting a second trigger phrase in a second audio segment identified during the monitoring, a second electronic message comprising instructions to activate a microphone function of a third device may be generated and the second electronic message may be transmitted to the third device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Yahoo Assets LLC
    Inventor: Varun Bhagwan