Patents Examined by Roland J Casillas
  • Patent number: 11579577
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for grid connectivity control are provided herein. For example, a method can include receiving status information of a microgrid configured to connect to a grid, transmitting a live status update screen of the microgrid to a user, the live status update screen comprising a grid connectivity button configured to receive a user input and based on a received user input, transmitting a control signal to a microgrid interconnect device connected between the microgrid and the grid for coordinating one of connection or disconnection microgrid connected to the grid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Enphase Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Ashish Bansal, Sumit Saraogi, Rohit Harlalka, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Manikandan Thirugnanasambandam Saingaravelu
  • Patent number: 11579752
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for generating augmented reality (AR) scenes where the AR scenes include one or more artificial intelligence elements (AIEs) that are rendered as visual objects in the AR scenes. The method includes generating an AR scene for rendering on a display; the AR scene includes a real-world space and virtual objects projected in the real-world space. The method includes analyzing a field of view into the AR scene; the analyzing is configured to detect an action by a hand of the user when reaching into the AR scene. The method includes generating one or more AIEs rendered as virtual objects in the AR scene, each AIE is configured to provide a dynamic interface that is selectable by a gesture of the hand of the user. In one embodiment, each of the AIEs is rendered proximate to a real-world object present in the real-world space; the real-world object is located in a direction of where the hand of the user is detected to be reaching when the user makes the action by the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Mario M. Sarria, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11574149
    Abstract: A system and method are provided that use context awareness with device-dependent training to improve precision while reducing classification latency and the need for additional computing, such as by relying on cloud-based processing. Moreover, the following can leverage signal analysis with multiple sensors and secondary validation in a multi-modal approach to track passive events that would otherwise be difficult to identify using classical methods. In at least one implementation, the system and method described herein can leverage low power sensors and integrate already available human behavior in modular algorithms isolating specific context to reduce user interact time and training to a minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: CONTXTFUL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Alexandre Desilets-Benoit, Bruno Falardeau, Raymond Poitras, Maria Virginia Ruiz-Blondet, Felix Leger
  • Patent number: 11575758
    Abstract: Techniques for session-based device grouping are described. In an example, a computer system receives first data requesting an output, determines a function to provide content data based at least in part on the first data, determines a session identifier of a session associated with execution of the function, and determines session data associated with the session identifier. The session data includes a first device identifier of a first device, an indication that the first device is outputting the content data, and a second device identifier of a second device. The computer system also causes, based at least in part on the session data including the second device identifier, the second device to output the content data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Prashant Jayaram Thakare, Nicholas Adam Cummings, Ratika Anand, Faqin Zhong, Parathan Sivagnanasundaram, Casey Stuart Smith
  • Patent number: 11568139
    Abstract: Implementations relate to determining a secondary language proficiency measure, for a user in a secondary language (i.e., a language other than a primary language specified for the user), where determining the secondary language proficiency measure is based on past interactions of the user that are related to the secondary language. Those implementations further relate to utilizing the determined secondary language proficiency measure to increase efficiency of user interaction(s), such as interaction(s) with a language learning application and/or an automated assistant. Some of those implementations utilize the secondary language proficiency measure in automatically setting value(s), biasing automatic speech recognition, and/or determining how to render natural language output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: David Kogan, Wangqing Yuan, Guanglei Wang, Vincent Lacey, Wei Chen, Shaun Post
  • Patent number: 11568465
    Abstract: A method for an online service provision platform includes establishing a service product database containing a plurality of digitized service products, obtaining a search term from a user, and searching the service product database based on the search term to obtain a plurality of candidate service products. Each digital service product corresponds to a service item identifier, and the service item identifier uniquely identifies a service item and contains a plurality of fields including a category field, one or more sub-category fields, and a service item field. The method also includes displaying the candidate service products to the user to obtain a selected service product chosen from the candidate service products by the user, and performing a service provision process of the selected service product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Wenye Tan
  • Patent number: 11563705
    Abstract: A method can include obtaining notification data for a user, and obtaining a first set of images of the user from one or more cameras. The method can include identifying a first status of the user, and generating a set of notification options based on the first status. The method can include selecting a first notification option, and initiating a first notification by the first notification option. The method can include determining that the user does not acknowledge the first notification, and obtaining a second set of images from the one or more cameras. The method can include identifying a second status of the user, and selecting a second notification option of the set of notification options. The method can include initiating a second notification by the second notification option.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lisa Lurie, Steven Ware Jones, Jennifer A. Mallette
  • Patent number: 11551491
    Abstract: A driving evaluation device includes a first memory and a first processor that is coupled to the first memory. The first processor is configured to cause driving information pertaining to dangerous driving incidents collected from a vehicle to be stored in a storage unit together with types and danger ratings of the dangerous driving incidents, generate evaluation information pertaining to a driver of the vehicle based on the driving information collected from the vehicle, retrieve dangerous driving incidents pertaining to the driver based on at least one of the types or the danger ratings, and provide to a user the evaluation information that has been generated and driving information pertaining to the dangerous driving incidents that have been retrieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kenki Ueda, Ryosuke Tachibana, Shinichiro Kawabata, Takashi Kitagawa, Hirofumi Ohashi, Toshihiro Yasuda, Tetsuo Takemoto
  • Patent number: 11537260
    Abstract: In one aspect, a headset may include at least one processor, a display accessible to the at least one processor, and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to identify user input regarding a particular object and, based on the user input, present an icon on the display. The icon may indicate whether the particular object is a real-world object or virtual object. Subsequent to presentation of the icon, the instructions may then be executable to execute a command related to selection of the particular object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Song Wang, Zhenyu Yang, Jian Li, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11531699
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for inserting information into playing content are described. In some example embodiments, the methods and systems may identify a break in content playing via a playback device, select an information segment representative of information received by the playback device to present during the identified break, and insert the information segment into the content playing via the playback device upon an occurrence of the identified break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: GRACENOTE, INC.
    Inventors: Vadim Brenner, Markus K. Cremer
  • Patent number: 11533434
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for providing co-presence in an augmented reality environment. The method may include receiving a visual scene within a viewing window depicting a multi-frame real-time visual scene captured by a camera onboard an electronic device associated with the augmented reality environment, identifying a plurality of elements of the visual scene, detecting at least one graphic indicator associated with at least one of the plurality of elements, detecting at least one boundary associated with the at least one element, and generating, in the viewing window and based on the detection of the at least one graphic indicator, Augmented Reality (AR) motion graphics within the detected boundary. In response to determining that content related to the at least one element is available, the method may include retrieving the content and visually indicating an AR tracked control on the at least one element within the viewing window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Alexander James Faaborg, Kankan Meng, Joost Korngold
  • Patent number: 11531037
    Abstract: The present invention facilitates comprehension of the actual positions of constituent units of a sample measurement system regardless of a direction in which a user faces. The present invention provides a display device (6, 60) for displaying information about a sample measurement system (1) for measuring a sample, a display unit (509), a display control unit (101) that displays an image indicating an arrangement of a predetermined part of the sample measurement system on the display unit, and a receiving unit (102, 105) for receiving information on a display direction when displaying the arrangement of the predetermined part, wherein the display control unit (101) changes a display direction of the arrangement of the predetermined part according to the information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SYSMEX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Kumagai, Yuji Wakamiya
  • Patent number: 11526249
    Abstract: Various example implementations are directed to apparatuses and methods for providing data communications, and for monitoring and/or analyzing operations of computing data-communication servers. According to an example embodiment, an apparatus includes a processing circuit having an analysis circuit configured to retrieve operating state data for a plurality of servers. The analysis circuit determines an operating state of each of the servers for certain time periods. The operating state may be one of an up state, a warning state, and a down state. The processing circuit also may include a DNS subsystem associated with certain accounts which are linked to sets of received services, and provisionable resources such as servers. Further, an interface circuit may be included to provide a graphical user interface (GUI). For one or more of the servers, the GUI may displays a timeline having a respective time block for each of the plurality of time periods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: 8x8, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Britt, Bryan Martin, Christopher Peters
  • Patent number: 11526591
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to digital identification credential user interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Haya Iris Villanueva Gaviola, Antonio A. Allen, Mayura D. Deshpande, Thomas John Miller, Policarpo Bonilla Wood, Jr., Ho Cheung Chung, Gianpaolo Fasoli, Vinay Ganesh, Irene M. Graff, Martijn Theo Haring, Ahmer A. Khan, Franck Farian Rakotomalala, Gordon Scott, Christopher Sharp, David W. Silver, Ka Yang
  • Patent number: 11507757
    Abstract: Methods and systems disclosed herein collect user data in real-time and organize them (e.g., using collaborative filtering) into groups (e.g., clusters). The system then determines statistical distributions of observed real-time intents (e.g., based on actual selections made by users) for each group. The system then merges this distribution with existing model predictions (e.g., a model trained on historical training data) to balance between historical and dynamically updated information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Minh Le, Parag Jain
  • Patent number: 11500511
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of diagnosing a technology environment using augmented reality may include: receiving status information corresponding to the technology environment; generating, based on the status information, a 3D visualization of the technology environment; causing an augmented reality device to display the 3D visualization, the 3D visualization including one or more first level icons; receiving first selection information from the augmented reality device, the first selection information corresponding to a first selection gesture performed by a user of the augmented reality device; and in response to the first selection information, causing the augmented reality device to display one or more second level icons as part of the 3D visualization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Arunkumar Natarajan, Omari Felix, Colleen Frank, Venkata Mandali
  • Patent number: 11494049
    Abstract: A method for displaying an application icon on a terminal, includes: receiving an operation on an application icon displayed on a display interface of the terminal; and determining and displaying a dynamic picture of the application icon according to the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jiayan Li
  • Patent number: 11487403
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for displaying notifications received from multiple applications. In some embodiments, an electronic device can monitor notifications that are received from the multiple applications. Responsive to receiving the notifications, the electronic device can control the manner in which the notifications are displayed while the device is operating in a locked or an unlocked state. In some embodiments, the electronic device can allow users to customize how notifications are to be displayed while the device is in the locked and/or unlocked states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Imran Chaudhri, Eliza Block
  • Patent number: 11487890
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying an asset privacy management trigger on an end-user device related to a third-party application. In response to identifying the asset privacy management trigger, a privacy selection interface to enable a user to select a limited asset access option is displayed. In response to the limited asset access option being selected, an asset selection interface is displayed, where the asset selection interface is configured to define a sub-set of assets of the end-user device as authorized for the third-party application based on user selection. In response to a subsequent request to access assets of the end-user device by the third-party application, the third-party application is able to access only the defined sub-set of assets. For different third-party applications or scenarios, the asset privacy management triggers and asset sub-set definitions may vary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Gavin B. Thomson, Richard L. Hagy, Patrick Coffman
  • Patent number: 11481082
    Abstract: In a computing device executing a master tag embedded in a webpage, identifying a first subsequent tag in the webpage; identifying a second subsequent tag called by the first subsequent tag; identifying information collected by one or more of the first and second subsequent tag; identifying the location of the tag(s) embedded on the webpage in relation to the portion of the webpage currently in view by the party interacting with the webpage; controlling the order of the firing of tags in accordance with rules determined by the user for purposes of increasing the viewability of advertising and other related content; and automatic modification of the order of the firing of tags based on actions taken by the visitor to the webpage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: OpenX Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Galarneau, Ihab Rimawi, Joseph Titlebaum, Kyrylo Myrnenko, Cezar Pokorski