Patents by Inventor Alice Liu
Alice Liu 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).
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Patent number: 11093053Abstract: In some embodiments, an input device includes a housing having a top surface, a touch sensor disposed on the top surface of the housing, and a processor disposed in the housing. The touch sensor can be configured to detect a contact by a hand on the top surface of the housing and generate touch data corresponding to the detected contact by the hand. The processor can be configured to control operation of the touch sensor and receive the touch data, determine an orientation of the hand with respect to the housing based on the touch data, and calibrate a detected movement of the input device based on the determined orientation of the hand with respect to the housing. An image sensor and/or one or more IMUs can be used to detect 2D and/or 3D movement of the input device.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Kuan-Lin Wu, Laurent Mealares, Thibaut Mauron, Chia Feng Lee, Christina Chen, Alice Liu, Chih-Wei Chen, Kuo Hsiang Chen, Joe Chiu, Charles Gigandet
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Publication number: 20200150788Abstract: In some embodiments, an input device includes a housing having a top surface, a touch sensor disposed on the top surface of the housing, and a processor disposed in the housing. The touch sensor can be configured to detect a contact by a hand on the top surface of the housing and generate touch data corresponding to the detected contact by the hand. The processor can be configured to control operation of the touch sensor and receive the touch data, determine an orientation of the hand with respect to the housing based on the touch data, and calibrate a detected movement of the input device based on the determined orientation of the hand with respect to the housing. An image sensor and/or one or more IMUs can be used to detect 2D and/or 3D movement of the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Kuan-Lin Wu, Laurent Mealares, Thibaut Mauron, Chia Feng Lee, Christina Chen, Alice Liu, Chih-Wei Chen, Kuo Hsiang Chen, Joe Chiu, Charles Gigandet
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Patent number: 10514780Abstract: In some embodiments, an input device includes a housing having a top surface, a touch sensor disposed on the top surface of the housing, and a processor disposed in the housing. The touch sensor can be configured to detect a contact by a hand on the top surface of the housing and generate touch data corresponding to the detected contact by the hand. The processor can be configured to control operation of the touch sensor and receive the touch data, determine an orientation of the hand with respect to the housing based on the touch data, and calibrate a detected movement of the input device based on the determined orientation of the hand with respect to the housing. An image sensor and/or one or more IMUs can be used to detect 2D and/or 3D movement of the input device.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Kuan-Lin Wu, Laurent Mealares, Thibaut Mauron, Chia Feng Lee, Christina Chen, Alice Liu, Chih-Wei Chen, Kuo Hsiang Chen, Joe Chiu, Charles Gigandet
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Publication number: 20190171302Abstract: In some embodiments, an input device includes a housing having a top surface, a touch sensor disposed on the top surface of the housing, and a processor disposed in the housing. The touch sensor can be configured to detect a contact by a hand on the top surface of the housing and generate touch data corresponding to the detected contact by the hand. The processor can be configured to control operation of the touch sensor and receive the touch data, determine an orientation of the hand with respect to the housing based on the touch data, and calibrate a detected movement of the input device based on the determined orientation of the hand with respect to the housing. An image sensor and/or one or more IMUs can be used to detect 2D and/or 3D movement of the input device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Chun-Wei Su, Eileen Wu, Laurent Mealares, Thibaut Mauron, Chia Feng Lee, Christina Chen, Alice Liu, Chih-Wei Chen, Kuo Hsiang Chen, Joe Chiu, Charles Gigandet
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Patent number: 10290964Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter for use in a storage device. The adapter comprises a substrate including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device; a first connector fixed on the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector adapted to connect to the storage device; and an adapting part connected with the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part including a slot that is adapted to connect to a second connector of the PCIe card. In this manner, additional user-defined IC card functions and advanced features are supported while functions of the existing PCIe cards are fully utilized.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2017Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Angelo Huang, Sandburg Hu, Alice Liu, Lynn Kong, Haifang Zhai
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Patent number: 10206304Abstract: A latching assembly is configured for releasably coupling a first component to a second component. The latching assembly includes an actuator portion configured to be longitudinally-displaceable along an axis of insertion of the first component and between an engaged position and a disengaged position. One or more ejector assemblies include a first end and a second end. The one or more ejector assemblies are configured to: slidably engage the actuator portion on the first end, releasably engage a locking structure on the second end, and pivot about a rotation point positioned between the first end and the second end.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 12, 2019Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Jesse Cheng, Qingqiang Guo, Jacky Jianguo Pang, Weidong William Zou, Sean Xu Chen, Aiqin Alice Liu
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Publication number: 20180090865Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an adapter for use in a storage device. The adapter comprises a substrate including a circuit board and adapted to support a PCIe card in the storage device; a first connector fixed on the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the first connector adapted to connect to the storage device; and an adapting part connected with the substrate and electrically connected with the circuit board, the adapting part including a slot that is adapted to connect to a second connector of the PCIe card. In this manner, additional user-defined IC card functions and advanced features are supported while functions of the existing PCIe cards are fully utilized.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Angelo Huang, Sandburg Hu, Alice Liu, Lynn Kong, Haifang Zhai
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Publication number: 20180092237Abstract: A latching assembly is configured for releasably coupling a first component to a second component. The latching assembly includes an actuator portion configured to be longitudinally-displaceable along an axis of insertion of the first component and between an engaged position and a disengaged position. One or more ejector assemblies include a first end and a second end. The one or more ejector assemblies are configured to: slidably engage the actuator portion on the first end, releasably engage a locking structure on the second end, and pivot about a rotation point positioned between the first end and the second end.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: JESSE CHENG, Qingqiang Guo, Jacky Jianguo Pang, Weidong William Zou, Sean Xu Chen, Aiqin Alice Liu
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Patent number: 9798822Abstract: Methods and systems that present URLs from a history of records organized by locations are described. Each record may be stored to represent a URL accessed for retrieving a web page by a browser hosted in a device at a certain point in time. Additionally, the record may include a location data indicating a physical location of the device at the certain point in time. Optionally, a timestamp indicating the certain point in time may be included in the record. Groups of the records may be clustered according to the locations. In one embodiment, at least one of the groups may be selected for presentation on a display according to where the display is currently located.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2010Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Alice Liu, Gavin Barraclough
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Patent number: 9722706Abstract: A transmitter assembly incorporating multiple laser diodes that are wavelength multiplexed together using a planar lightwave circuit, and where the multiplexer's transmission spectrum depends on temperature at the same rate as the laser diodes. This allows a design for lower loss in the multiplexer and therefore is more power efficient.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: KAIAM CORP.Inventors: Alice Liu, Bardia Pezeshki, John Heanue, Henk Bulthuis
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Patent number: 9563334Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2016Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Donald D. Melton, Darin B. Adler, Alice Liu, Kevin W. Decker, Brady K. Eidson, Gavin Barraclough, Steven J. Falkenburg
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Publication number: 20160170587Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2016Publication date: June 16, 2016Inventors: Donald D. Melton, Darin B. Adler, Alice Liu, Kevin W. Decker, Brady K. Eidson, Gavin Barraclough, Steven J. Falkenburg
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Patent number: 9310969Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Donald D. Melton, Darin B. Adler, Alice Liu, Kevin W. Decker, Brady K. Eidson, Gavin Barraclough, Steven J. Falkenburg
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Patent number: 9213777Abstract: One embodiment of a method for archiving and restoring web pages can remove elements from web data to be stored as web archive data that can cause two or more substantially similar elements to appear within a web page later created from the web archive data. In another embodiment, a web page can be constructed from web archive data. This constructed web page may not be displayed, but can be inspected for substantially similar elements so that those elements can be removed. After the elements are removed, then the web page can be displayed to a user. Either embodiment can be used alone or in parallel to reduce the appearance of substantially similar elements within a web page constructed from a web archive.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ada Y. Chan, Alice Liu, Brady K. Eidson, Steven J. Falkenburg, Jessie Berlin
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Patent number: 9177077Abstract: A method for improving backward and forward web browser performance is described. In one embodiment, backward and forward web performance is enhanced by ignoring unload handler scripts and caching web pages. Web elements with unload handler scripts are examined. In a first pass, if the web page elements are not determined to be significant, then the related unload handler scripts can be ignored, enabling the web page to be cached. In a second pass, if the web page element is significant, but the unload handler script is determined to be insignificant, then the unload handler script can be ignored and the web page can be cached.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Brady K. Eidson, Alice Liu, Ada Y. Chan
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Publication number: 20150234553Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: August 20, 2015Inventors: Donald D. Melton, Darin B. Adler, Alice Liu, Kevin W. Decker, Brady K. Eidson, Gavin Barraclough, Steven J. Falkenburg
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Patent number: 8977947Abstract: A reading list panel is displayed as a sidebar window with respect to a main window of a content viewing application. In response to a first input, a first article representation of a first article associated with a presentation page displayed in the main window is listed in the reading list panel, where the first article representation includes information identifying the first article. In response to a selection of a second article representation from the reading list panel, content of a second article represented by the second article representation is presented in a reader mode within the main window.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Donald D. Melton, Darin B. Adler, Alice Liu, Kevin W. Decker, Brady K. Eidson, Gavin Barraclough, Steven J. Falkenburg
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Publication number: 20140173414Abstract: One embodiment of a method for archiving and restoring web pages can remove elements from web data to be stored as web archive data that can cause two or more substantially similar elements to appear within a web page later created from the web archive data. In another embodiment, a web page can be constructed from web archive data. This constructed web page may not be displayed, but can be inspected for substantially similar elements so that those elements can be removed. After the elements are removed, then the web page can be displayed to a user. Either embodiment can be used alone or in parallel to reduce the appearance of substantially similar elements within a web page constructed from a web archive.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2012Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Ada Y. CHAN, Alice LIU, Brady K. EIDSON, Steven J. FALKENBURG, Jessie BERLIN
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Publication number: 20130275853Abstract: A method for improving backward and forward web browser performance is described. In one embodiment, backward and forward web performance is enhanced by ignoring unload handler scripts and caching web pages. Web elements with unload handler scripts are examined. In a first pass, if the web page elements are not determined to be significant, then the related unload handler scripts can be ignored, enabling the web page to be cached. In a second pass, if the web page element is significant, but the unload handler script is determined to be insignificant, then the unload handler script can be ignored and the web page can be cached.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2012Publication date: October 17, 2013Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Brady K. EIDSON, Alice LIU, Ada Y. CHAN
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Publication number: 20130238975Abstract: An enhanced reader can provide a user with an off-line browsing experience that is essentially indistinguishable from an on-line browsing experience. In particular, the enhanced reader can allow a user to access essentially all elements (e.g. hypertext elements) in a selected page of web content as well as navigation information such as next/previous page. The user can use the navigation information to view web content in its original form as well as navigate from page to page in those situations where the web content spans more than one page. This off-line navigation experience can be enabled by software that automatically archives web content as part of a background process while a user's device is in an on-line state. In this way, the user's off-line and on-line browsing experiences are substantially indistinguishable from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2012Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Ada Chan, Alice Liu, Richard J. Williamson