Patents Assigned to LLC
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Publication number: 20230319373Abstract: A system includes a metaverse server configured to host a metaverse environment configured to facilitate digital interactions. The metaverse server is configured to host, within the metaverse environment, digital content generated by a creator. The digital content includes image data, text data, audio data, and/or video data. The digital content includes a non-fungible token associated therewith. The metaverse server is further configured to monitor interactions within the metaverse environment with the digital content. The interactions include one or more of a like, share, or comment associated with the digital content. The metaverse server is further configured to, responsive to detecting an interaction with the digital content within the metaverse environment, index the interaction by associating the interaction with the digital content. Transfer of the digital content to another user includes the transfer of the indexed interaction.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Metatope LLCInventors: Jordan Yallen, Walker Holmes, Joseph Poulose
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Publication number: 20230319328Abstract: A method of streaming immersive media includes receiving, from a client end-point, a video content request that identifies video content; transmitting, to the client end-point based on the video content request, a profile request; receiving, from the client end-point, at least one neural network model associated with one or more characteristics of the client end-point; ingesting the identified video content in a two-dimensional video format; converting the ingested video content to a three-dimensional video format based on the at least one neural network model such that the ingested video content converted to the three-dimensional video format includes at least one scene interpolated from one or more scenes of the ingested video content in the two-dimensional video format; and streaming the converted video content to the client end-point.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Tencent America LLCInventors: Arianne HINDS, Stephan Wenger
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Publication number: 20230315869Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to safely accessing sensitive content in non-safe environments. One example provides a host computing device comprising an output device, a processor, and memory comprising instructions executable by the processor. The instructions are executable to receive a request to present a content item, access security information for the content item, and determine a current environment of the host computing device. The instructions are further executable to, when it is determined from the security information that the content item is a sensitive content item and that the current environment is not a safe environment for the content item, prevent presentation of the content item by the output device and send the content item to a private presentation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Eli REVACH, Ishay Yosi MATATOV
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Publication number: 20230309451Abstract: A draper header of an agricultural harvester comprising a first reel, a second reel spaced from the first reel a predetermined distance, and a center belt reel assembly between the first and second reels. The center belt reel assembly includes an endless belt rotationally driven about a rotational axis substantially parallel to a central rotational axis of one of the first and second reels, wherein the endless belt has a width that extends substantially the predetermined distance. The endless belt is rotationally driven by one of the first and second reels for conveying grain received between the first and second reels. As a result of the center belt reel assembly, grain between the first and second reels is fed to the center of the header where it may be conveyed to and processed by the harvester.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Jonathan E. Ricketts, Zachary Harmon, Dan Garland
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Publication number: 20230316364Abstract: A computer-implemented method for creating a photo product design with minimal user inputs includes generating a first portion of a photo product design by a product design module in response to user input, determining one or more layout parameters from the user input to the first portion of the photo product design by a user design learning module, automatically creating a second portion of the photo product design by an intelligent product creation engine at least in part in response to the one or more layout parameters, and automatically making a physical photo product based on at least the first portion and the second portion of the photo product design.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Shutterfly, LLCInventors: Yohann Sabbah, Eran Cohen, Elias Yossef
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Publication number: 20230316745Abstract: Techniques for optically detecting a subject chemical species within an atmospheric environment are disclosed. Image data is obtained representing multispectral imagery of a geographic region captured through the atmospheric environment. The image data includes an array of band-specific intensity values for each of a plurality of spectral bands, including a sample spectral band having increased sensitivity to the subject chemical species as compared to a plurality of reference spectral bands. A background reflectance map is generated that includes an array of inter-band intensity values in which each inter-band intensity value represents a filtered combination of band-specific intensity values of albedo-normalized arrays for a grouped subset of the plurality of reference spectral bands. The albedo-normalized array of band-specific intensity values for the sample spectral band is compared to the background reflectance map to obtain an index array of intensity variance values for the subject chemical species.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Sara MALVAR MAUA, Leonardo DE OLIVEIRA NUNES, Roberto DE MOURA ESTEVAO FILHO, Yagna Deepika ORUGANTI, Anirudh BADAM
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Publication number: 20230316043Abstract: A method for operating a machine learning model is presented. The machine learning model includes a plurality of sequential transformer blocks. The method comprises receiving input data at a transformer block and processing the input data via a mixture of experts layer. At an auxiliary classifier, a measure of perplexity of the processed input data is determined. Based on the determined measure of perplexity, one or more experts in a downstream transformer block that will subsequently process the input data are indicated. Weight matrices are then fetched for the indicated one or more experts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Bita DARVISH ROUHANI, Douglas Christopher BURGER, Eric S. CHUNG
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Publication number: 20230312213Abstract: A plastic, hot-fillable container is provided. The container comprises a blow molded body including a neck and a base having a center portion and a plurality of spaced apart radial segments. At least a portion of each segment is tapered from an outer side to an inner side thereof. Container systems and methods of manufacturing containers are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: RING CONTAINER TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: Douglas Miles Dygert, Douglas A. Woodring, Paul Vincent Kelly
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Publication number: 20230312235Abstract: A trash receptacle comprising an independent frame assembly, wherein the independent frame assembly has at least two parallel bars, wherein the bars are structurally configured to receive and dispense bags; and a clip mechanism located at the free non-affixed end of each bar, wherein each clip mechanism is configured to receive a bag so that the bag is pinched by the clip mechanism and the clip functions to prevent the bag from sliding off the bars or from collapsing inward. The trash receptacle is configured to be enclosed by placing the receptacle within at least one environment comprising at least one cabinet. The trash receptacle further comprising additional space to carry supplies in a cart configuration. The trash receptacle wherein the additional space comprises one of a cabinet, one or more drawers, one or more shelves, or one or more compartments. A trash receptacle on a cart.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: RDC Systems LLCInventor: Deja S. Castro
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Publication number: 20230317144Abstract: An embodiment of an apparatus may include NAND memory organized as two or more memory planes and a controller communicatively coupled to the NAND memory, the controller including circuitry to provide synchronous independent plane read operations for the two or more memory planes of the NAND memory. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Intel NDTM US LLCInventors: Chang Wan Ha, Binh Ngo, Ali Khakifirooz, Aliasgar S. Madraswala, Bharat Pathak, Pranav Kalavade, Shantanu Rajwade
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UTILIZING DATA PATTERN EFFECT TO CONTROL READ CLOCK TIMING AND BIT LINE KICK FOR READ TIME REDUCTION
Publication number: 20230317174Abstract: A memory apparatus and method of operation is provided. The apparatus includes memory cells each connected to one of a plurality of word lines. The memory cells are disposed in strings coupled to one of a plurality of bit lines and are configured to retain a threshold voltage corresponding to one of a plurality of data states. A control means is configured to read each of the memory cells in a read operation. For each one of the memory cells, the control means is also configured to offset at least one of a bit line settling time and a kick voltage during the read operation based on a probability of at least one neighboring one of the plurality of bit lines being coupled to the memory cells retaining the threshold voltage corresponding to a different one of the plurality of data states than the one of the memory cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SanDisk Technologies LLCInventors: Yanjie Wang, Guirong Liang, Xiaoyu Che, Yi Song -
Publication number: 20230318333Abstract: A method, system, and integrated circuit are provided for monitoring a battery within a host device for abnormal conditions. A first temperature is determined for a battery at a first state-of-charge (SOC) of the battery during a charge action. A second temperature for the battery at a second SOC of the battery during the charge action is determined, and a current delta-SOC for the charge action is determined. A memory in the host device holding delta-SOC temperature data associated with a plurality of delta-SOCs is accessed. Based on this, a determination is made as to whether a battery temperature increase for the charge action at the current delta-SOC is abnormal, the delta-SOC temperature data including at least first data associated with a normal battery performance profile and second data associated with an abnormal battery performance profile.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventor: Hideo KONDO
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Publication number: 20230316357Abstract: Systems and methods for transaction platforms include various systems interacting with each other and transacting in various ways. A method for configuring and launching a marketplace includes: identifying, by a processing system having one or more processors, an opportunity to facilitate configuration of a new marketplace; receiving marketplace opportunity data, wherein the marketplace opportunity data includes information related to a set of assets of one or more types; determining configuration parameters to be implemented in the new marketplace; determining the feasibility of implementing the configuration parameters in the new marketplace; determining data resources to support the new marketplace; determining an architecture of the new marketplace; determining the configuration of the data resources in a data model for the marketplace; configuring a marketplace object; connecting selected data resources to populate the marketplace object; and launching the new marketplace.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: STRONG FORCE TX PORTFOLIO 2018, LLCInventors: Charles Howard CELLA, Andrew CARDNO, Jenna PARENTI, Teymour S. EL-TAHRY, Mehul DESAI, Brent BLIVEN, Brad KELL, Taylor CHARON
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Publication number: 20230316358Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices of the various embodiments enable virtual displays of an item, such as automobile, to be generated. A photo studio can be used to capture a series of images of the item for annotation. The series of images of the item can then be sent to a computer system for display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Nicole Behrens, Adam Swofford
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Publication number: 20230312446Abstract: Embodiments are directed towards a process for producing a (poly)alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether. The process includes providing an admixture of a crystalline metallosilicate molecular sieve catalyst and an oxide of a metal and reacting in a liquid phase process an olefin and a (poly)alkylene glycol in the presence of the admixture to yield the (poly)alkylene glycol monoalkyl ether. Reacting the olefin and the (poly)alkylene glycol in the presence of the admixture is at a temperature of 80° C. to 200° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2021Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Dow Global Technologies LLCInventors: Beata A. Kilos, Aditya Bhan, Amy Wetzel, Wen-Sheng Lee
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Publication number: 20230314151Abstract: An economy advisory system includes a circuit and a display. The circuit is configured to receive a route plan remainder of a vehicle and receive a plurality of consumption factor values of the vehicle while the vehicle traverses the route plan. The plurality of consumption factor values is controllable by a driver of the vehicle. The circuit is further configured to modify the plurality of consumption factor values based upon a plurality of modification factor values, calculate a plurality of potential range changes of the vehicle based on the route plan remainder and the plurality of consumption factor values as modified, and identify a group that has at least one of the plurality of potential range changes and a corresponding at least one of the plurality of modification factor values. The display is in communication with the circuit and is configured to present the group to the driver.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Daniel Urieli, Klaus Trangbaek, Vladimir Suplin, Omer Zerbib
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Publication number: 20230314906Abstract: An optical system, and method related thereto, includes a camera configured to capture images. The camera has an adaptive aperture plane configured to change both an aperture size and an aperture shape in response to an aperture signal. The camera also includes a first polarized surface and second polarized surface positioned relative to the adaptive aperture plane, such that light strikes the first polarized surface, the adaptive aperture plane, then the second polarized surface. First and second lenses may be located on opposite sides of the adaptive aperture plane. An image sensor is beyond the second polarized surface and configured to output image signals, and a processor is configured to execute image perception algorithms based on the image signals. The image perception algorithms alter the aperture size and the aperture shape by sending an aperture signal from the processor to the camera for subsequent captured images.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLCInventors: Tzvi Philipp, Eran Kishon
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Publication number: 20230315827Abstract: Systems and methods for authenticating a user, the method including receiving an image of a user of a device, identifying a first facial descriptor of the user from the received image and from previously captured images of the user, and determining a difference between the first facial descriptor from the received image and that from the previously captured images. The method further includes identifying a second facial descriptor of a non-user from the previously captured images of the user, and applying facial recognition to images stored in a plurality of second social networking profiles associated with a first social networking profile of the user to identify the second facial descriptor from the images stored in the second social networking profiles. Based on the difference and the second facial descriptor, the user may be authenticated.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Clayton JOHNSON, Lawrence DOUGLAS, Yolanda LIU
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Publication number: 20230316252Abstract: A user computing device configured to receive update configurations from a back-end server over a second network responsive to the user computing device making a selection request associated with a retail machine over a first network, and the user computing device receiving confirmation data indicating configurations of the retail machine have changed from the retail machine over the first network, and the user computing device transmitting the confirmation data to the backend server over the second network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: Katzenfreunde LLCInventor: Thilo Suelberg
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Publication number: 20230317579Abstract: A semiconductor guide pin is disclosed. Specific implementations may include a heatsink, one or more substrates coupled together, one or more pressfit pins coupled to the one or more substrates, and two or more guide pins coupled to the one or more substrates, where the two or more guide pins may have a height greater than the one or more pressfit pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS INDUSTRIES, LLCInventors: Chee Hiong CHEW, Yushuang YAO, Atapol PRAJUCKAMOL, Chuncao NIU