Patents Examined by Ibrahim Siddo
  • Patent number: 12706084
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses a data processing method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium. The data processing method includes: collecting audio and video frame data associated with a target user, wherein the audio and video frame data includes voice information to be processed and a face image to be processed; processing the face image to be processed based on a target line-of-sight angle adjustment model to obtain a target face image corresponding to the face image to be processed; performing a following process on the voice information to be processed based on an audio content following method and determining a target sentence in a target text associated with the voice information to be processed; and displaying the target sentence and the target face image separately on clients associated with the target user, or displaying the target sentence and the target face image on a client associated with the target user together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fan Yang, Ziqi Sun, Yongsen Jiang, Bingchuan Li, Rongkun Gao
  • Patent number: 12694213
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure provide techniques for language model token prediction. A method generally includes processing an input token sequence to generate, for each respective token position of a plurality of token positions in an output token sequence: a probability distribution for a set of candidate output tokens associated with the respective token position; and an entropy score based on the probability distribution; for each respective token position, determining whether the entropy score satisfies a current adaptive entropy threshold, which is based on the entropy score associated with each respective token position; based on the determination for each respective token position, performing a decoding operation comprising: a set block decoding operation or a single-token decoding operation to generate one or more output tokens that correspond to one or more token positions; and generating a first version of the output token sequence including the one or more output tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: Sagiv Antebi, Matan Vetzler, Shai Ardazi, Ofir Ben Shoham
  • Patent number: 12693816
    Abstract: System, method, and software of a cloud printing service. In an embodiment, a cloud print mediator is communicatively coupled to a cloud printing service and to a printer. The cloud print mediator is configured to receive a print job from the cloud printing service, submit the print job to the printer, receive status messages from the printer regarding processing of the print job, identify throttling criteria that defines one or more conditions where status notifications are allowed to be reported to the cloud printing service, and perform status notification throttling based on the throttling criteria to regulate the status notifications reported to the cloud printing service in response to the status messages received from the printer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Yamasaki, Gerald Donald Boldt, Mihai Ciocarlie
  • Patent number: 12684074
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires information concerning a contract of a subscription service of the image forming apparatus; a storage unit that stores the information concerning the contract of the subscription service acquired by the acquisition unit; and a control unit that sets, based on a fact that the information concerning the contract of the subscription service stored in the storage unit is first information indicating purchase of the image forming apparatus, a state of the image forming apparatus to a state corresponding to the first information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takashi Sawada
  • Patent number: 12684076
    Abstract: Image processing apparatuses have a unit for registering settings in applications or a unit for registering application settings on a portal screen, but do not allow these units to function in a coordinated manner. For example, if a user who frequently uses a certain application registers settings of the application, the settings may also be useful to other users. However, users who mainly use their own portal screens cannot invoke the settings. Settings of an application registered as a shared custom button are automatically registered as frequently used settings in the application. Similarly, settings registered as frequently used settings in an application are automatically registered as a shared custom button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Kazuki Kado
  • Patent number: 12664983
    Abstract: This relates generally to intelligent automated assistants and, more specifically, to provide real-time social intelligence. An example method includes while providing one or more outputs to a user of the electronic device, determining whether the user is in an engaged state based on: detecting a human in a near-field scene of the user, determining that the user is gazing at the human, and detecting a speech input from at least one of the user or the human while the user is gazing at the human. In response to determining that the user is in the engaged state, foregoing providing the one or more outputs to the user while the user is in the engaged state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Eddy Zexin Liang, William Caruso, Madhu Chinthakunta
  • Patent number: 12657856
    Abstract: A reading device includes a radiator configured to radiate light, a light receiver configured to receive the light reflected from an image capturing target, a first optical path on which the light radiated by the radiator is reflected by a reflection surface to irradiate a surface of the image capturing target in a radiation area so that diffuse reflection light diffusely reflected by the surface of the image capturing target is guided to the light receiver as a read image, a second optical path on which the light radiated by the radiator is reflected by the reflection surface to irradiate the surface of the image capturing target in the radiation area so that regular reflection light regularly reflected by the surface of the image capturing target is guided to the light receiver as a read image, and a switcher configured to switch the first optical path and the second optical path on a downstream side in a movement direction of a carriage that houses the radiator and the reflection surface and moves along a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Masato Serikawa, Yoji Nishida
  • Patent number: 12656107
    Abstract: A sheet identification device includes a light irradiation portion. When forming an identification image (Im1), the light irradiation portion projects, on an identification region (R1), pattern light (P1) including a vertical component (C1) along a conveying direction (D1) of a sheet and a horizontal component (C2) orthogonal to the vertical component (C1). The identification image (Im1) is an image of the identification region (R1) of the surface of the sheet on which image formation or image reading is performed, and is used for identifying surface information on the state of the surface of the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Nakachi, Kazunori Tanaka, Takuya Miyamoto, Shinichiro Yamada, Rui Hamabe, Kanako Morimoto
  • Patent number: 12658173
    Abstract: An electronic device displays a first user interface; receives a first operation of a user; obtains first content of the first user interface in response to the first operation; displays a second user interface, where content displayed in the second user interface includes a text in the first content, and the second user interface covers a part of a display area of the first user interface; reads a first sentence in the content of the second user interface; and displays marking information of a text that is in the second user interface and that corresponds to the first sentence that is being read. Embodiments of this application are used for text reading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qing Su, Feng Sun, Chu Yang, Lin Cao, Xiaoyue Huo, Hongfeng Ni
  • Patent number: 12640151
    Abstract: Systems and processes for operating an intelligent automated assistant are provided. In some embodiments, contextual data is obtained and used to select a set of keywords (e.g., words or phrases) for voice control of an electronic device. When a speech input is received by the electronic device, a determination is made whether the speech input includes any of the selected keywords. If the speech input does include a selected keyword, an action is performed in response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Devang K. Naik, Madhu Chinthakunta, Paul R. Dixon, Kumari Nishu, Harry J. Saddler
  • Patent number: 12634401
    Abstract: An inspection system including a printing apparatus, an inspection apparatus, and controllers to cause a reading device to read a printed matter, for which the printing apparatus has printed an image on a recording sheet, to obtain image data, to obtain a shift amount between a preceding first recording sheet and a following second recording sheet in a direction orthogonal to a conveyance direction of a recording sheet used for printing, to detect an image defect in the obtained image data, and to diagnose a failure location of the printing apparatus based on an inspection detection result. The diagnosis determines whether a continuous image defect has occurred based on a position of an image defect in the preceding first recording sheet and a position of an image defect in the following second recording sheet. The obtained shift amount and the failure location are diagnosed based on the determined image defect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Riko Miura
  • Patent number: 12622505
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for autonomous, semi-autonomous, and assisted manual application of a cosmetic style to a portion of skin of an individual. A printer device includes a printer applicator, a position sensor, and a reservoir for compositions for the cosmetic style. A display of the printer device represents the portion of skin as a plurality of guide segments, and represents the printer applicator as a visual indicator relative to the plurality of guide segments based on the position sensor. The depiction of the visual indicator responds to changes in the position of the printer applicator relative to the portion of the skin to visually guide the individual to accurately apply the cosmetic style, and a feedback device alerts the individual if the application deviates from the portion of the skin. These approaches enable the individual to correct application of the composition in real time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventors: Casey Barbarino, Gregoire Charraud, Juwan Hong
  • Patent number: 12614550
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a microphone. The electronic device includes a display. The electronic device includes a processor. The processor is configured to display, via the display, a screen including a plurality of executable objects. The processor is configured to enable the microphone for the executable object based on an executable object focused on among the plurality of executable objects, and display at least one visual object indicating that the microphone is enabled for receiving an input on the executable object among the plurality of executable objects, via the display. The processor is configured to identify whether a voice signal obtained via the microphone while the at least one visual object is displayed corresponds to a voice command allocated to the executable object. The processor is configured to execute a function of the executable object associated with the voice command, based on the voice signal corresponding to the voice command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghak Hyun, Kyungtae Kim
  • Patent number: 12610017
    Abstract: A communication apparatus capable of performing first and second wireless communications includes a reception unit configured to receive information about an external access point, a first display control unit configured to perform control to display a first setting screen where the 6 GHz band is settable as a frequency band used when the communication apparatus operates as a master station in the second wireless communication, a second display control unit configured to perform control to display a second setting screen where the 6 GHz band is not settable as the frequency band used when the communication apparatus operates as the master station in the second wireless communication, a specification unit configured to specify a communication channel of the 6 GHz band based on the frequency information, and a wireless communication control unit configured to control the communication apparatus to operate as the master station in the second wireless communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Keigo Tsuchiya
  • Patent number: 12608166
    Abstract: In some examples, a method includes obtaining, by a file handling application, a file; automatically providing, by the file handling application, a notification of the upload of the file; automatically determining, by the file handling application, a rule set for applying to the file; handling, automatically by the file handling application and without human intervention, the file based on the rule set; interfacing, by the file handling application, with a project management application to automatically update a status of a project associated with the file based on actions taken by the file handling application; responsive to each interaction by the file handling application with the file, automatically logging, in a searchable database by the file handling application, each action taken by the file handling application with respect to the file to create an audit history for the file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC
    Inventor: Joel Vinas
  • Patent number: 12602548
    Abstract: This patent application relates to using framework parameters with a large language model to create beams based on a prompt. The beams can be evaluated using multiple criteria of a reward model that can be weighted for importance. The beams can be evaluated according to each of the one or more criteria and compared to determine which beams most closely align with the criteria. The beam that best aligns can be selected to generate a response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sailik Sengupta, Daniele Bonadiman, Yi-An Lai, Arshit Gupta, Dan Roth, Katrin Kirchhoff, Saab Mansour, James Yipeng Huang
  • Patent number: 12592233
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology provide improved techniques for human-computer interactions including disambiguation of a human user's linguistic command. The improved techniques may include integrating linguistic input from a user with additional input from sensors relating to the user and the user's environment. In an aspect, imagery of a user's environment may be first analyzed to identify objects in the environment. Input regarding the user, such as a user's gaze location, may trigger a second analysis of a subset of the identified objects in the environment. The results of these analyses may then be used to resolve an ambiguity in linguistic user input from the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Karakotsios, James Byun, Pulah J. Shah
  • Patent number: 12587606
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a decorative sheet may involve providing a first printed substrate having a first decorative image printed using an analog printing technique. A digital copy of the first decorative image may be acquired to obtain a first master image. A first color profile of the first decorative image may be obtained. The first master image may be printed on a second substrate using a digital printing technique to form a second decorative image. A second color profile of the second decorative image may be obtained. The first and the second color profiles may be compared to determine a similarity index. If the similarity index is below a threshold value, then an image processing operation may be performed to obtain a second master image. The first and the second printed substrates may be subjected to a predetermined operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Unilin, BV
    Inventor: Beauregard Boutmans
  • Patent number: 12572573
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for using the information about user engagement with large language model (LLM) output as a subsequent input into an LLM, so that the LLM is able to provide, for rendition on one or more output devices, a subsequent output that is tailored to the user. In various implementations, based on one or more input device signals, a user engagement event with an element of a first LLM output generated using a LLM and rendered using one or more output devices may be detected. Additional information about the element of the first LLM output may be captured and used to generate at least part of a subsequent input prompt for the LLM. The subsequent input prompt may be processed using the LLM to generate a subsequent LLM output for rendition on one or more of the output devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Ramprasad Sedouram, Dharma Teja
  • Patent number: 12574465
    Abstract: The printing device includes an operation section 15, an angle adjustment mechanism 60, a locking mechanism 70, and a raising mechanism 80. The locking mechanism 70 switches from the locked state to the unlocked state when a specific operation is performed on the operation section 15 in the locked state. The angle adjustment mechanism 60 is provided with the receiving member 63 provided in the operation section 15, and a contacting member 64 for holding the operation section 15 at an arbitrary angle by the raising mechanism 80 of the operation section 15. The receiving member 63 is provided with a portion where the contacting force of the contacting member 64 to the receiving member 63 becomes smaller than the predetermined force in the process that the operation section 15 is raised by the prescribed angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Munetoyo Aono, Motofumi Otani