Patents by Inventor Carolyn Au

Carolyn Au 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: 20240069703
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display, a camera, a communication interface, a memory configured to store information, and a one or more processor configured to, based on the specific object being identified from an image obtained through the camera, identify a preset zone with respect to the identified specific object, based on a user being identified from the image obtained through the camera, identify whether the identified user is located within the preset zone, and based on a signal corresponding to a user interaction being received by the communication interface while the user is located in the preset zone, control the display to display a user interface screen corresponding to a type of the user interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungjun HWANG, Jiyeon Ma, Jingun Jung, Euijun Kim, Youngah Lee, Chad Philip Hall, Marine Au Yeung, Felix Yushin Chang, Carolyn Yuen Ming Yip
  • Patent number: 10891287
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Amay Nitin Champaneria, Frederick Peter Brewin, Vivek Raghunathan, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Aparna Chennapragada, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, Carl Lischeske, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Carolyn Au, Ramanathan Guha, Ravi Kolluri, Pablo Bellver, Kiran Panesar, Andrew Dai
  • Patent number: 10685016
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Amay Nitin Champaneria, Frederick Peter Brewin, Vivek Raghunathan, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Aparna Chennapragada, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, Carl Lischeske, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Carolyn Au, Ramanathan Guha, Ravi Kolluri, Pablo Bellver, Kiran Panesar, Andrew Dai
  • Patent number: 9910885
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Amay Nitin Champaneria, Frederick Peter Brewin, Vivek Raghunathan, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Aparna Chennapragada, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, Carl Lischeske, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Carolyn Au, Ramanathan Guha, Ravi Kolluri, Pablo Bellver, Kiran Panesar, Andrew Dai
  • Patent number: 9390150
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Amay Nitin Champaneria, Frederick Peter Brewin, Vivek Raghunathan, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Aparna Chennapragada, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, Carl Lischeske, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Carolyn Au, Ramanathan Guha, Ravi Kolluri, Pablo Bellver, Kiran Panesar, Andrew Dai
  • Patent number: 9146116
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing travel-related information for a location to a user based on activity indications of the user that are related to the location. The location may be determined based on a set of one or more related activity indications and a travel-related score may be determined for the location that is indicative of likelihood that the user has interest in travelling to the location. The user may be provided the travel-related information for the location based on the travel-related score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Amay Nitin Champaneria, Frederick Peter Brewin, Vivek Raghunathan, Karthik Lakshminarayanan, Aparna Chennapragada, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, Carl Lischeske, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Carolyn Au, Ramanathan Guha, Ravi Kolluri, Pablo Bellver, Kiran Panesar, Andrew Dai
  • Publication number: 20140172853
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating tasks from user observations. One of the methods includes segmenting a plurality of observations associated with a user of a user device into a plurality of tasks previously engaged in by the user; and generating a respective task presentation for each of the plurality of tasks for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan V. Guha, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, David Martin, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Andrew M. Dai, Carolyn Au, Elena Erbiceanu, Surabhi Gupta, Matthew D. Wytock, Carl R. Lischeske, III, Vivek Raghunathan
  • Publication number: 20140156623
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating tasks from user observations. One of the methods includes segmenting a plurality of observations associated with a user of a user device into a plurality of tasks previously engaged in by the user; and generating a respective task presentation for each of the plurality of tasks for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Ramanathan V. Guha, Ramakrishnan Srikant, Vineet Gupta, David Martin, Mahesh Keralapura Manjunatha, Andrew M. Dai, Carolyn Au, Elena Erbiceanu, Surabhi Gupta, Matthew D. Wytock, Carl R. Lischeske, III, Vivek Raghunathan
  • Patent number: 8196097
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for extending a gadget. During operation, the system initially executes a gadget extension which extends a host gadget. In doing so, the system obtains from the gadget extension a specifier for the host gadget and a specifier for an interface. Next, the system establishes a communication interface between the gadget extension and the host gadget through the interface. Finally, the system uses functionality of the host gadget within the gadget extension via communication through the communication interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Satish Sampath, Carolyn Au, Omar Khan, Andrew M. Scherkus