Patents by Inventor Andrew Poon

Andrew Poon 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).

  • Publication number: 20220036191
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for reducing the resource consumption of a convolutional neural network can include obtaining data descriptive of the convolutional neural network. The convolutional neural network can include a plurality of convolutional layers configured to perform convolutions using a plurality of kernels that each includes a plurality of kernel elements. The method can include training, for one or more training iterations, the convolutional neural network using a loss function that includes a group sparsifying regularizer term configured to sparsify a respective subset of the kernel elements of the kernel(s); following at least one training iteration, determining, for each of the kernel(s), whether to modify such kernel to remove the respective subset of the kernel elements based at least in part on respective values of the respective subset of kernel elements; and modifying at least one of the kernel(s) to remove the respective subset of the kernel elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Yair Movshovitz-Attias, Andrew Poon, Ariel Gordon, Elad Edwin Tzvi Eban
  • Patent number: 10628848
    Abstract: A modular search object framework can provide modular search results including sponsored entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section or at least parts of the section may be sponsored by one or more entities. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around. The visual objects and features associated with the objects may be monetized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Oath Inc.
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai
  • Patent number: 10152730
    Abstract: A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating sponsored verbs and contexts. The system includes interface circuitry for receiving a search query from a user device and query processing circuitry for identifying search results comprising entity search result objects and non-entity search result objects related to the search query. Targeting circuitry determines a set of verb keywords associated with the search result objects and analytics circuitry selects one or more sponsored verbs for at least one entity or non-entity search result. Display logic circuitry is communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and dynamically generates interface elements for each of the one or more sponsored verbs, and displays, in response to the search query, the interface elements as a sub-component of the at least one entity or non-entity search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Patent number: 9830388
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity and non-entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Guy Hepworth, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Andrew Poon, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Conrad Wai, Arnabnil Bhattacharjee, Ivan Young Lee, Abhay Kumar Gupta, Alicia Korn, Yihong Zhao, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20170220591
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity and non-entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Guy Hepworth, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Andrew Poon, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Conrad Wai, Arnabnil Bhattacharjee, Ivan Young Lee, Abhay Kumar Gupta, Alicia Korn, Yihong Zhao, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20170140439
    Abstract: A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating sponsored verbs and contexts. The system includes interface circuitry for receiving a search query from a user device and query processing circuitry for identifying search results comprising entity search result objects and non-entity search result objects related to the search query. Targeting circuitry determines a set of verb keywords associated with the search result objects and analytics circuitry selects one or more sponsored verbs for at least one entity or non-entity search result. Display logic circuitry is communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and dynamically generates interface elements for each of the one or more sponsored verbs, and displays, in response to the search query, the interface elements as a sub-component of the at least one entity or non-entity search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Patent number: 9595048
    Abstract: A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating sponsored verbs and contexts. The system includes interface circuitry for receiving a search query from a user device and query processing circuitry for identifying search results comprising entity search result objects and non-entity search result objects related to the search query. Targeting circuitry determines a set of verb keywords associated with the search result objects and analytics circuitry selects one or more sponsored verbs for at least one entity or non-entity search result. Display logic circuitry is communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and dynamically generates interface elements for each of the one or more sponsored verbs, and displays, in response to the search query, the interface elements as a sub-component of the at least one entity or non-entity search result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Patent number: 9535945
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity search results reflecting the intent of a searcher. Also, an interface (such as a graphical user interface provided by the framework), aids in organizing results (such as links, titles, and description) according to the intent of the user as manifest in the search query and interactions with the interface. Circuitry of the framework also predicts user intent from historical information corresponding to the searcher (or to a group with which the searcher is associated).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Excalibur IP, LLC
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Andrew Poon, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Alicia Korn, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Ivan Young Lee, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20160048875
    Abstract: A modular search object framework can provide monetization of entity based content. Such a framework can include circuitry configured to manually or automatically link monetized search terms with entities, so that the entities can be monetized without additional bids on the entities. Once the framework generates such links, advertisers may continue to bid on search terms, and create new links or change initial links. Also, through the framework advertisers may bid on an entity that can encompass a set of associated search terms. For example, instead of bidding on a great number of search terms, an advertiser can bid on a few entities that include at least a majority of the associated search terms. With such functionality, the workload of the advertiser can be greatly reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 18, 2016
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Sophia Thitirat Perl, Conrad Wai, Michael Eric Plasmeier, Andrew Poon, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Tingyi Wu
  • Publication number: 20150348107
    Abstract: A system stored in a non-transitory medium executable by processor circuitry is provided for generating sponsored verbs and contexts. The system includes interface circuitry for receiving a search query from a user device and query processing circuitry for identifying search results comprising entity search result objects and non-entity search result objects related to the search query. Targeting circuitry determines a set of verb keywords associated with the search result objects and analytics circuitry selects one or more sponsored verbs for at least one entity or non-entity search result. Display logic circuitry is communicatively coupled to the interface circuitry and dynamically generates interface elements for each of the one or more sponsored verbs, and displays, in response to the search query, the interface elements as a sub-component of the at least one entity or non-entity search result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20150332322
    Abstract: A modular search object framework can provide modular search results including sponsored entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section or at least parts of the section may be sponsored by one or more entities. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around. The visual objects and features associated with the objects may be monetized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Tingyi Wu, Sophia Thitirat Perl, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai
  • Publication number: 20150317365
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity and non-entity search results. The framework includes circuitry that outputs an interactive entity section based on an online search. The interactive section includes a plurality of moveable visual objects, such as cards that can be shuffled, flipped, or swiped around.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Guy Hepworth, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Andrew Poon, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Conrad Wai, Arnabnil Bhattacharjee, Ivan Young Lee, Abhay Kumar Gupta, Alicia Korn, Eric Zhao, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20150317354
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results including entity search results reflecting the intent of a searcher. Also, an interface (such as a graphical user interface provided by the framework), aids in organizing results (such as links, titles, and description) according to the intent of the user as manifest in the search query and interactions with the interface. Circuitry of the framework also predicts user intent from historical information corresponding to the searcher (or to a group with which the searcher is associated).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ricard Andress, Andrew Poon, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Alicia Korn, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Ivan Young Lee, Michael Eric Plasmeier
  • Publication number: 20150317319
    Abstract: A modular search object framework provides modular search results, including entity and non-entity search results, with search suggestions in a combined visual display. The framework includes circuitry that outputs search results and search suggestions comprising perceivable differences between the results and the suggestions. In addition, circuitry of the framework outputs search results, wherein non-entity and entity search results are distinguishable from each other, for example in shape, size, color, or other visual effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: YAHOO! INC.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Andrew Poon, Ivan Young Lee, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Abhay Kurma Gupta
  • Publication number: 20150293977
    Abstract: Based on a user's search query, a search result (such as a sponsored search result) can appear within a graphical user interface (GUI) of a client-side application, and the client-side application can provide a mechanism for user interaction with the search result. The GUI of the client-side application can be a page view of a web browser. The mechanism of the client-side application can occur within the same page view as the search result. For example, the mechanism can include a sub-GUI that extends out from the search result on the same page view as the search result. Also, the search result and/or the sub-GUI can be monetized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2014
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Sophia Thitirat Perl, Andrew Poon, Enrique Andres Munoz Torres, Tingyi Wu, Conrad Wai
  • Publication number: 20070258677
    Abstract: An electrooptically tunable waveguide-coupled microresonator. In one example embodiment, the switch includes a photoalignment layer that enhances control of liquid crystal alignment in the cladding near the coupling region of the microresonator and waveguide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Publication date: November 8, 2007
    Applicant: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Vladimir Chigrinov, Linjie Zhou, Alexander Muravsky, Andrew Poon
  • Publication number: 20010035976
    Abstract: A method and system for enabling writings and/or drawings created during or in advance of a virtual meeting or the like to be electronically delivered to an online audience or stored for subsequent on-demand viewing such that the writings and/or drawings may be replicated on an audience member's computer in a manner that makes them clearly readable. The invention is implemented via a software application that runs on a computer to which a video capture device is connected. The software application and/or computer peripheral components process captured video content to filter out data that do not pertain to the writings and/or drawings, based on the unique characteristics of writings and drawings as compared with other artifacts that may occupy the visual images. The remaining pertinent data is then transmitted to the on-line audience or saved for later on-demand viewing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2001
    Publication date: November 1, 2001
    Inventor: Andrew Poon
  • Patent number: D773497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Guy Hepworth, Andrew Poon, Arnabnil Bhattacharjee
  • Patent number: D773498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Richard Andress, Carrie Christina Merry Barkema, Rafael Vasconcellos Coelho, Vanessa Ilona Grass, Alicia Korn, Guilherme de Barros Chapiewski, Andrew Poon, Conrad Wai, Arnabnil Bhattacharjee