Patents by Inventor Connie Yeewei Ho
Connie Yeewei Ho 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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Publication number: 20230334864Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. A user of a client device may provide a message to an additional user of an additional client device for asynchronous presentation to the additional user. The message includes information identifying the additional user and one or more privacy settings. When the additional client device identifies the user via captured video data, the online system determines whether the message has previously been presented to the additional user. Subject to the privacy settings included in the message, the additional client device presents the message to the additional user after detecting the additional user and determining the message has not previously been presented to the additional user.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2021Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Patent number: 11570589Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UL Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 11570590Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UL Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 11450006Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting objects in an image. The method includes accessing a mask for each object. The method includes receiving an input in relation to the image. The input corresponds to an input region and an input type. The method includes identifying a region of the image corresponding to the input region of the input. The identified region of the image includes one or more of the masks. The method includes providing feedback regarding the one or objects in the identified region of the image based on the input type.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Balmanohar Paluri
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Patent number: 11444943Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. A receiving client device includes information identifying one or more users of an online system authorized to exchange video data with the receiving client device when the receiving client device determines a receiving user is within a field of view of the receiving client device. Video data is exchanged between the receiving client device and a client device associated with a user authorized to exchange video data without the receiving user providing an input to the receiving client device to accept the video data exchange.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Patent number: 11438644Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. When exchanging information, presentation of content to users associated with different client device may be initially synchronized across the client devices. To synchronize content presentation, a client device initiating presentation of the content transmits a request identifying the content and an initial time to other client devices. The initial time is greater than a maximum return time or latency in a network coupling the client devices and the online system from a time when the request is transmitted. A client device determined to be out of synchronization with one or more other client devices receives a command to modify a rate at which the content is presented to reestablish synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Camargo, Olivier Charles Gratry, Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Patent number: 11406896Abstract: In one embodiment, a technique includes receiving a first story fragment from a storyteller interface of a first computing system. The technique further includes displaying the first story fragment on an audience interface of a second computing system. The technique also includes detecting a trigger on the audience interface of the second computing system. In the technique, the trigger corresponds to the first story fragment. The technique also includes identifying a special effect associated with the trigger. The technique further includes outputting the special effect and the first story fragment on at least one of the storyteller interface displayed on the first computing system and the audience interface displayed on the second computing system.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Baback Elmieh, Connie Yeewei Ho, Girish Patangay, Mark Alexander Walsh
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Patent number: 11172338Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UL Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2019Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 11166065Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. When exchanging information, presentation of content to users associated with different client device may be initially synchronized across the client devices. To synchronize content presentation, a client device initiating presentation of the content transmits a request identifying the content and an initial time to other client devices. The initial time is greater than a maximum return time or latency in a network coupling the client devices and the online system from a time when the request is transmitted. A client device determined to be out of synchronization with one or more other client devices receives a command to modify a rate at which the content is presented to reestablish synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Camargo, Olivier Charles Gratry, Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Patent number: 11153726Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UI. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 11100330Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. A user of a client device may provide a message to an additional user of an additional client device for asynchronous presentation to the additional user. The message includes information identifying the additional user and one or more privacy settings. When the additional client device identifies the user via captured video data, the online system determines whether the message has previously been presented to the additional user. Subject to the privacy settings included in the message, the additional client device presents the message to the additional user after detecting the additional user and determining the message has not previously been presented to the additional user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Publication number: 20210004963Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting objects in an image. The method includes accessing a mask for each object. The method includes receiving an input in relation to the image. The input corresponds to an input region and an input type. The method includes identifying a region of the image corresponding to the input region of the input. The identified region of the image includes one or more of the masks. The method includes providing feedback regarding the one or objects in the identified region of the image based on the input type.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2020Publication date: January 7, 2021Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Balmanohar Paluri
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Patent number: 10880699Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UI. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: FACEBOOK, IN.CInventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 10825181Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting one or more objects in an image, generating at least one mask for each of the detected objects, wherein each of the masks is defined by a perimeter, classifying the detected objects, receiving gesture input in relation to the image, determining whether one or more locations associated with the gesture input correlate with any of the masks, and providing feedback regarding the image in response to the gesture input. Each of the masks may include data identifying the corresponding detected object, and the perimeter of each mask may correspond to a perimeter of the corresponding detected object. The perimeter of the corresponding detected object may separate the detected object from one or more portions of the image that are distinct from the detected object.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Balmanohar Paluri
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Patent number: 10812616Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. If a user is exchanging content with another user via a client device and is subsequently identified by a receiving client device via image data captured by an image capture device of the receiving client device, the client device transfers the exchanged content with the other user to the receiving client device. The receiving client device includes information identifying one or more other client devices authorized to transfer exchanged content to the receiving client device when the receiving client device receives a request from the client device. If multiple other client devices are within a threshold distance of the receiving client device, the other client devices transfer exchanged content to the receiving client device, which combines the content from different other client devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Publication number: 20190387370Abstract: Techniques for enhancing group communication on a device are described. A method may include presenting a message in a message portion of a user interface (UI) for a group communication application executing on a first device, where the group communication application communicates messages among multiple devices. The method may further include monitoring an input component for the first device and detecting a first control directive from the input component. The first control directive may select a message displayed in the message portion of the user interface. The method may further include performing a pin operation on the selected message; and presenting the pinned message in a banner portion of the UI. Other embodiments are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2019Publication date: December 19, 2019Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Daniel Tsuan
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Patent number: 10440419Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. When exchanging information, presentation of content to users associated with different client device may be initially synchronized across the client devices. To synchronize content presentation, a client device initiating presentation of the content transmits a request identifying the content and an initial time to other client devices. The initial time is greater than than a maximum return time or latency in a network coupling the client devices and the online system from a time when the request is transmitted. A client device determined to be out of synchronization with one or more other client devices receives a command to modify a rate at which the content is presented to reestablish synchronization.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Rafael Camargo, Olivier Charles Gratry, Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Publication number: 20190272642Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes detecting one or more objects in an image, generating at least one mask for each of the detected objects, wherein each of the masks is defined by a perimeter, classifying the detected objects, receiving gesture input in relation to the image, determining whether one or more locations associated with the gesture input correlate with any of the masks, and providing feedback regarding the image in response to the gesture input. Each of the masks may include data identifying the corresponding detected object, and the perimeter of each mask may correspond to a perimeter of the corresponding detected object. The perimeter of the corresponding detected object may separate the detected object from one or more portions of the image that are distinct from the detected object.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2019Publication date: September 5, 2019Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho, Balmanohar Paluri
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Publication number: 20190199820Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. If a user is exchanging content with another user via a client device and is subsequently identified by a receiving client device via image data captured by an image capture device of the receiving client device, the client device transfers the exchanged content with the other user to the receiving client device. The receiving client device includes information identifying one or more other client devices authorized to transfer exchanged content to the receiving client device when the receiving client device receives a request from the client device. If multiple other client devices are within a threshold distance of the receiving client device, the other client devices transfer exchanged content to the receiving client device, which combines the content from different other client devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho
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Publication number: 20190200072Abstract: Various client devices include displays and one or more image capture devices configured to capture video data. Different users of an online system are associated with client devices that exchange information captured by their respective image capture devices. When exchanging information, presentation of content to users associated with different client device may be initially synchronized across the client devices. To synchronize content presentation, a client device initiating presentation of the content transmits a request identifying the content and an initial time to other client devices. The initial time is greater than than a maximum return time or latency in a network coupling the client devices and the online system from a time when the request is transmitted. A client device determined to be out of synchronization with one or more other client devices receives a command to modify a rate at which the content is presented to reestablish synchronization.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 27, 2017Publication date: June 27, 2019Inventors: Rafael Camargo, Olivier Charles Gratry, Vincent Charles Cheung, Connie Yeewei Ho