Patents by Inventor Cedric Dupont

Cedric Dupont 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).

  • Patent number: 10404814
    Abstract: Systems and methods for providing third-party content can include a data processing system receiving a first content selection parameter and a plurality of second content selection parameters to manage serving of content items of a third-party content provider. The data processing system can store the first content selection parameter and a plurality of second content selection parameters in a memory bank. Upon receiving a request for third-party content, the data processing system can retrieve the first content selection parameter and the plurality of second content selection parameters from the memory bank, and determine a parameter among the first content selection parameter and the plurality of second content selection parameters. The data processing system can select a content item from a plurality of content items of the third-party content provider based on the determined parameter, and provide the selected content item for presentation on a client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Igor Saprykin, Nicholas Tan, Pranav Kantawala, Ying Wang, Piyush Prahladka, Cedric Dupont, Ankur Lahoti, Nandita Prabhu
  • Patent number: 9147203
    Abstract: The present technology proposes techniques for managing indoor geolocation conversions based on a user's intent in an indoor location. An advertiser may determine the intent of a user of a mobile device and transmit advertisements to the mobile device related to the determined intent. The intent may be determined based on events that include a location of the mobile device, network browsing history, and a transaction made using the mobile device. The advertisement may provide the user with directions to an item based on location information from the mobile device. The advertisements may also load balance geolocation conversions in order to manage a number of users at a particular location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Publication number: 20150154639
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to serving content. In one example, while on a shopping trip at a store, a device may scan for wireless network access point information. The scanned information may be compared to a location model store to determine the device's location in the store and how the device is moving through the store. This information may be compared to behavior models. In one example, identifying a behavior model may include comparing the average speed of the device to a single threshold value (faster or slower than this speed?), by comparing the behaviors of the device to a set of pre-determined behavior models (the browser, the list-follower, the single-item purchaser), or by comparing to the device's shopping habits. The behavior model may then be used to select and serve content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Brian Patrick Williams
  • Patent number: 8954276
    Abstract: The present technology proposes techniques for managing indoor geolocation conversions based on a user's intent in an indoor location. An advertiser may determine the intent of a user of a mobile device and transmit advertisements to the mobile device related to the determined intent. The intent may be determined based on events that include a location of the mobile device, network browsing history, and a transaction made using the mobile device. The advertisement may provide the user with directions to an item based on location information from the mobile device. The advertisements may also load balance geolocation conversions in order to manage a number of users at a particular location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Patent number: 8843304
    Abstract: The present technology proposes techniques for managing indoor geolocation conversions based on a user's intent in an indoor location. An advertiser may determine the intent of a user of a mobile device and transmit advertisements to the mobile device related to the determined intent. The intent may be determined based on events that include a location of the mobile device, network browsing history, and a transaction made using the mobile device. The advertisement may provide the user with directions to an item based on location information from the mobile device. The advertisements may also load balance geolocation conversions in order to manage a number of users at a particular location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Andrew Lookingbill
  • Patent number: 8843352
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for designing a structure based on an initial depiction is disclosed. The system includes a design engine that receives the depiction and various other inputs and produces a structure design therefrom. The depiction is analyzed to determine a representation, and cells instantiated to populate the representation. Cells are configured to be assembled together with other cells to form the structure design, including systems of the design. An initial proposed design may be iteratively improved using one or more measures of the proposed structure design's goodness, such as conformance to the depiction's shape, style, volume, etc. Creation of the depiction may be in the context of the building site, from which additional information may be derived in the process of creating a proposed structure design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Michelle Kaufmann, Eric Teller, Alena Fong, Nicholas Chim, Cedric Dupont
  • Publication number: 20130244684
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate generally to using position information to grant access. More specifically, wireless network access point data may be used to identify the location of a mobile device in an indoor space. If the identified location is associated with permission information, this information may be used by a permission device to grant or deny the user of the client device some right. For example, the permission information may be used to unlock a door, lock or unlock a feature on the mobile device, delay some action, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Mohammed Waleed Kadous, Isaac Richard Taylor, Cedric Dupont, Brian Patrick Williams, Sorelle Alaina Friedler
  • Patent number: 8516572
    Abstract: A computer-implemented subsystem and method is disclosed for receiving user qualification data, comparing that data to certification criteria, and providing user certification according thereto, in the context of a system for designing a structure. A variety of users may be certified, including architects, designers, component and service providers, permitting authorities, builders, financers, future tenants, etc. A wide variety of certifications may be provided including by trade, by attributes of the structure, by intended use of the design system, etc. Certification may be based on general experience, references, time spent with the design system, training completed, examination passed, other certifications, etc. Certification may be stand-alone or may be part of an ongoing continuing education process. The design system may limit actions a user may perform on a design based on certification and certification level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Chim, Eric Teller, Eli Attia, Michelle Kaufmann, Alena Fong, Augusto Roman, Jennifer Carlile, Cedric Dupont
  • Publication number: 20130074180
    Abstract: A computer-implemented subsystem and method is disclosed for receiving user qualification data, comparing that data to certification criteria, and providing user certification according thereto, in the context of a system for designing a structure. A variety of users may be certified, including architects, designers, component and service providers, permitting authorities, builders, financers, future tenants, etc. A wide variety of certifications may be provided including by trade, by attributes of the structure, by intended use of the design system, etc. Certification may be based on general experience, references, time spent with the design system, training completed, examination passed, other certifications, etc. Certification may be stand-alone or may be part of an ongoing continuing education process. The design system may limit actions a user may perform on a design based on certification and certification level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Chim, Eric Teller, Eli Attia, Michelle Kaufmann, Alena Fong, Augusto Roman, Jennifer Carlile, Cedric Dupont
  • Publication number: 20130046512
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system for designing a structure based on an initial depiction is disclosed. The system includes a design engine that receives the depiction and various other inputs and produces a structure design therefrom. The depiction is analyzed to determine a representation, and cells instantiated to populate the representation. Cells are configured to be assembled together with other cells to form the structure design, including systems of the design. An initial proposed design may be iteratively improved using one or more measures of the proposed structure design's goodness, such as conformance to the depiction's shape, style, volume, etc. Creation of the depiction may be in the context of the building site, from which additional information may be derived in the process of creating a proposed structure design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Michelle Kaufmann, Eric Teller, Alena Fong, Nicholas Chim, Cedric Dupont
  • Publication number: 20120323535
    Abstract: System and methods for evaluating and coordinating the design and implementation of a structure is disclosed. The system includes an attributes engine, configured to receive design data for a structure; quantify a plurality of measures of various attributes of the structure based on the design data; from the quantified plurality of measures of various attributes of the structure, determine a structure fitness function, F, whereby: F=f({right arrow over (w)}1{right arrow over (a)}1,{right arrow over (w)}2{right arrow over (a)}2, . . . {right arrow over (w)}n{right arrow over (a)}n) wherein a1, a2, . . . an are each quantifications of an attribute, respectively, of a structure based on the structure design, and w1, w2, . . . wn are each weighting values corresponding to each attribute quantification, respectively; and, an interface for providing an indication of the structure fitness function to a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Eric Teller, Nicholas Chim, Augusto Roman, Jennifer Carlile, Cedric Dupont
  • Patent number: 8285521
    Abstract: A computer-implemented subsystem and method is disclosed for receiving user qualification data, comparing that data to certification criteria, and providing user certification according thereto, in the context of a system for designing a structure. A variety of users may be certified, including architects, designers, component and service providers, permitting authorities, builders, financers, future tenants, etc. A wide variety of certifications may be provided including by trade, by attributes of the structure, by intended use of the design system, etc. Certification may be based on general experience, references, time spent with the design system, training completed, examination passed, other certifications, etc. Certification may be stand-alone or may be part of an ongoing continuing education process. The design system may limit actions a user may perform on a design based on certification and certification level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Chim, Eric Teller, Eli Attia, Michelle Kaufmann, Alena Fong, Augusto Roman, Jennifer Carlile, Cedric Dupont
  • Patent number: 8108142
    Abstract: A 3D navigation system for motor vehicles includes a set-up combining a first motor vehicle and an environment scanner to generate a three-dimensional image of an environment around the first motor vehicle or at least a part of the environment around the first motor vehicle as well as at least a second motor vehicle and a communications connection between the first motor vehicle and the second motor vehicle for transmitting the three-dimensional image of the environment around the first motor vehicle or at least a part of the environment around the first motor vehicle to the second motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Carsten Bergmann, Arne Stoschek, Carlo Rummel
  • Patent number: 7812274
    Abstract: A rotary knob is for operating a motor vehicle by rotation of the rotary knob, the rotary knob having an at least partially transparent display layer which rotates along in response to an angular movement of the rotary knob, and a controllable light source for displaying changeable information on the display layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Bernhard Senner
  • Patent number: 7702434
    Abstract: A motor vehicle and an indicating apparatus for a motor vehicle, includes a display for optical depiction of information concerning the motor vehicle by the emission of light, and having a decorative layer positioned on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Sven Strohband
  • Patent number: 7656586
    Abstract: A rear-view mirror (3) for a motor vehicle is provided with a reflector layer (40) which is used to reflect light which impinges on the rear-view mirror (3) from a first viewing direction, a display layer (36) which is arranged behind the reflector layer (40) in relation to the viewing direction (41) and which is used to emit light, a quarter wave plate (74) which is arranged between the display layer (36) and the reflector layer (40) and a reflecting linear-polarisation layer (73) which is arranged between the display layer and the quarter wave plate (74).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Daniel Rosario, Pao Hsu Chen, Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Will Specks
  • Patent number: 7615750
    Abstract: A device for determination of the surface condition of a roadway includes a light-sensitive sensor to measure a light signal reflected from the surface of the roadway and an analyzer to determine the surface condition of the roadway as a function of the power of the light signal at a first wavelength in the infrared range, at a second wavelength in the infrared range and at least a third wavelength in the infrared range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Jan MuEnchhoff
  • Patent number: 7436560
    Abstract: A display device for a vehicle includes a transparent window with a light emission layer intended to separate the interior of the vehicle for emitting visible light when light is beamed onto the light emission layer, a light source for beaming light onto the window, a reflector mounted in a light path between the light source and the window to reflect the light generated by the light source and an adjustable image generator located between the light source and the reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Pao Chen, Sven Strohband, Cedric Dupont, Derek Pai, Brian Ng, Arne Stoschek
  • Patent number: 7382237
    Abstract: A display arrangement for a vehicle has, in particular, a multipurpose instrument or is configured as a multipurpose instrument. The display arrangement includes a first display device to display information concerning operation of the vehicle, a glass with adjustable transparency arranged in front of the first display device, with reference to the viewing direction of the display arrangement, and a second display device to display information concerning operation of the vehicle or additional information concerning operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Arne Stoschek, Cedric Dupont, Pao Chen, Derek Pai, Sven Strohband
  • Publication number: 20070279756
    Abstract: A rear-view mirror (3) for a motor vehicle is provided with a reflector layer (40) which is used to reflect light which impinges on the rear-view mirror (3) from a first viewing direction, a display layer (36) which is arranged behind the reflector layer (40) in relation to the viewing direction (41) and which is used to emit light, a quarter wave plate (74) which is arranged between the display layer (36) and the reflector layer (40) and a reflecting linear-polarisation layer (73) which is arranged between the display layer and the quarter wave plate (74).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 6, 2007
    Inventors: Daniel Rosario, Pao Chen, Cedric Dupont, Arne Stoschek, Will Specks