Patents by Inventor Daniel Wright

Daniel Wright 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: 20160072608
    Abstract: A routing and wavelength assignment method for use in an optical fiber system, comprising; (i) identifying a plurality of paths between a source node and a destination node, (ii) selecting one of the plurality of identified paths, (iii) defining within the spectrum band of the selected path one or more blocks of spectral resource, in which each block comprises either: one or more unused wavelength channels, or one or more wavelength channels having the same spectral width, (iv) obtaining an entropy value of the selected path defining the spectrum fragmentation across its spectrum band, based on a logarithm of the ratio of the number of wavelength channels in each of the one or more blocks, to the total number of wavelength channels across the spectrum band, (v) iterating (ii) to (v) until the entropy value of each of the plurality of identified paths has been determined, and (vi) choosing from the plurality of identified paths a path having the lowest entropy value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Paul Daniel Wright, Andrew Lord, Michael Charles Parker
  • Patent number: 9256784
    Abstract: The techniques and systems described herein track gaze movement of a user while eyes of the user read a document on a computing device. The techniques may then analyze or evaluate the gaze movement to determine if a reading interruption occurs (e.g., a reading pause or irregularity in a regular reading rate for the user). The reading interruption may occur when the user, while reading, encounters or notices a problem in the text. The reading interruption may also occur when the user encounters or notices text that the user has a strong interest in. When the reading interruption occurs, the techniques may evaluate a gaze direction and associate the reading interruption with a text that is currently displayed (e.g., word, sentence, paragraph, page, etc.). Moreover, the techniques may map the displayed text to a location in the document (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis James Taylor, Joshua Daniel Wright, Jed Baraban Reinitz, Tommy Lee Bennett
  • Patent number: 9138092
    Abstract: A footwear hanger including a central stem having support arms for supporting footwear where the arms are attached to the stem and the hanger has a suspension means for attaching the hanger to a display. The stem has a V-shaped or Y-shaped cross-section along at least part of its length which allows the footwear hanger to be easily stacked one on top of the other when stored without footwear being attached.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: PHINEAS PRODUCTS LIMITED
    Inventors: Daniel Wright, Mark Segasby
  • Publication number: 20150076839
    Abstract: Latch assembly including a latch arm, having first and second length edges and first and second width edges. The latch arm includes a latch pawl, a pivot connector, and a stabilizing member, positioned in a plane. The latch pawl connected to the first width edge and providing spring force resisting deflection non-parallel to the plane. The pivot connector and stabilizing member formed within an area of the latch arm. The stabilizing member extending distally relative to the second width edge to the pivot connector, and providing spring force resisting deflection parallel to the plane. The component and latch assembly including a component having first and second faces being adjacent and perpendicular. The latch arm rotatably mounted on the second face between latched and unlatched positions. Assembly including an embossment positioned to deflect the latch pawl during latching so the latch arm sits raised upon the embossment in the latched position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eric A. Eckberg, Jessica R. Eidem, James D. Gerken, Rebeccah J. Vossberg, Daniel A. Wright
  • Patent number: 8910201
    Abstract: The techniques and systems described herein place product information at a location in digital content where an existing object occurs. The techniques may select the product information based on profile data indicative of interests of a user viewing the digital content. Accordingly, the techniques may identify existing objects in the digital content before the user begins viewing the digital content. The techniques may also receive or access product information to be placed in the digital content. The product information may include identifiable brands, products, or services. Then, while rendering the digital content before the user begins viewing the digital content or while the user is viewing the digital content, the techniques may select product information to dynamically place into a scene of the digital content at a location where the existing objects occur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James C. Zamiska, Dennis James Taylor, Joshua Daniel Wright, Tommy Lee Bennett, Daniel Peter Cox, Joven Michael Matias, Jed Baraban Reinitz
  • Publication number: 20140306499
    Abstract: Described herein is a vehicle seat cover. One vehicle seat cover comprises an upper section and a lower section. The upper section is adapted to couple to couple to a vehicle seat back and the lower section adapted to couple to a vehicle seat bench. At least one of the upper section and the lower section comprises a base section and a removable face section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Tyler Ross Wright, Rebecca Wright, Daniel Wright
  • Publication number: 20130221040
    Abstract: A footwear hanger including a central stem having support arms for supporting footwear where the arms are attached to the stem and the hanger has a suspension means for attaching the hanger to a display. The stem has a V-shaped or Y-shaped cross-section along at least part of its length which allows the footwear hanger to be easily stacked one on top of the other when stored without footwear being attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Wright, Mark Segasby
  • Patent number: 8429012
    Abstract: A system obtains a first parameter (QP1) associated with a quality of an advertisement among multiple advertisements, where the first quality parameter (QP1) does not include a click through rate (CTR). The system functionally combines the first quality parameter (QP1) with at least one other parameter and uses the functional combination to filter, rank or promote the advertisement among the multiple advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wright, Daryl Pregibon, Diane Tang
  • Publication number: 20130007618
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mixed-media content guidance are provided. One or more interactive tools are provided for searching and/or filtering media content (e.g., music content, movie content, etc.). In some embodiments, these interactive tools may include a two-dimensional selection region, where the two-dimensional selection region is divided into a plurality of sub-regions and defines an intersection between a first criterion and a second criterion. In response to receiving a user selection of a sub-region from the two-dimensional selection region, a subset of a plurality of media identifiers may be determined. At least a portion of the subset of media identifiers may be selected for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: UNITED VIDEO PROPERTIES, INC.
    Inventors: Chad Dodson, James Pozenel, Donald Scott Brown, Jennifer Stroth, David Jordan, Jeffrey Barr, Daniel Wright Trenz
  • Publication number: 20120272185
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mixed-media content guidance are provided. One or more interactive tools are provided for searching and/or filtering media content (e.g., music content, movie content, etc.). In some embodiments, these interactive tools may include a two-dimensional selection region, where the two-dimensional selection region is divided into a plurality of sub-regions and defines an intersection between a first criterion and a second criterion. In response to receiving a user selection of a sub-region from the two-dimensional selection region, a subset of a plurality of media identifiers may be determined. At least a portion of the subset of media identifiers may be selected for presentation to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: ROVI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chad Dodson, James Pozenel, Donald Scott Brown, Jennifer Stroth, David Jordan, Jeffrey Barr, Daniel Wright Trenz
  • Publication number: 20110289452
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system. Embodiments include: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from at least one source of a plurality of content sources; processing the content information to provide a digital representation of a content item; receiving a selection of the content item, the selection being in response to a user action performed on the digital representation corresponding to the content item; and displaying an expanded dimension of information associated with the selected content item in response to receiving the selection of the content item, the expanded dimension of information including at least one user-selectable command option to obtain an additional level of detailed information related to the selected content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler, Daniel Wright Trenz, Christopher Dow
  • Publication number: 20110289445
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method for providing a virtual media shelf user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system are disclosed. The system and method in an example embodiment include: gathering available content information related to particular items of content from at least one source of a plurality of content sources via a data network; processing the content information, by using a processor, to provide a digital representation of a content item, the digital representation corresponding to a spine of physical media associated with the content item; receiving a selection of the content item, the selection being in response to a user action performed on the digital representation corresponding to the spine of physical media associated with the content item; and displaying an expanded set of information associated with the content item in response to receiving the selection of the content item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventor: Daniel Wright Trenz
  • Patent number: 8065184
    Abstract: A system obtains ratings associated with a first set of advertisements hosted by one or more servers, where the ratings indicate a quality of the first set of advertisements. The system observes multiple different first user actions associated with user selection of advertisements of the first set of advertisements and derives a statistical model using the observed first user actions and the obtained ratings. The system further observes second user actions associated with user selection of a second advertisement hosted by the one or more servers and uses the statistical model and the second user actions to estimate a quality of the second advertisement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wright, Daryl Pregibon, Diane Tang
  • Publication number: 20110283232
    Abstract: A computer-implemented system and method providing a user interface for content browsing and selection in a content system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: Rovi Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Jordan, Paul T. Stathacopoulos, Thomas Steven Woods, Brian Peterson, Jason Conness, Gaurav Sinha, China Arai, Gareth Dean White, Kim Rubric Dykeman, Trent Wheeler, Daniel Wright Trenz, Christopher Dow
  • Publication number: 20110015988
    Abstract: A system obtains a first parameter (QP1) associated with a quality of an advertisement among multiple advertisements, where the first quality parameter (QP1) does not include a click through rate (CTR). The system functionally combines the first quality parameter (QP1) with at least one other parameter and uses the functional combination to filter, rank or promote the advertisement among the multiple advertisements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel WRIGHT, Daryl PREGIBON, Diane TANG
  • Publication number: 20100306708
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling profiles in a community are provided. A profile hub-and-spoke arrangement may be provided which includes a profile representation associated with a user as the hub and one or more media asset representations as one or more spokes. The media asset representations that are included in the hub-and-spoke arrangement may match preferences of the user. As a cursor is positioned over various items of the hub-and-spoke arrangement, a window of information corresponding to the item may be provided. A selection of the item may be received and a new hub-and-spoke arrangement may be generated and displayed to correspond to the selected item. A similar media asset hub-and-spoke arrangement may be provided which includes a media asset representation as the hub and one or more community member representations as one or more spokes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Rovi Techonologies Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Wright Trenz, James Andrew Pozenel, Donald Scott Brown, David Michael Levy, Emily Ann Sander, Grant Andrew Meyer
  • Patent number: 7827060
    Abstract: A system obtains a first parameter (QP1) associated with a quality of an advertisement among multiple advertisements, where the first quality parameter (QP1) does not include a click through rate (CTR). The system functionally combines the first quality parameter (QP1) with at least one other parameter and uses the functional combination to filter, rank or promote the advertisement among the multiple advertisements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Wright, Daryl Pregibon, Diane Tang
  • Patent number: 7731146
    Abstract: An in-line node locking mechanism for supporting and locking a node within a rack system such forces applied on a node by the node locking mechanism generate consistent output forces. The in-line node locking mechanism utilizes dual swivel nuts and an in-line loading arrangement that evenly distributes forces along the length of a rail system to create evenly distributed forces and avoid the creation of stress points. An actuating screw causes the node locking mechanism to adjust between unlocked and locked positions. In the unlocked position, the mechanism causes the node to be lowered and move freely along the in-line rail system. In the locked position the mechanism causes the node to securely abut the rack system thereby locking the node within the rack system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Lee Colbert, Eric James Mckeever, John Allan Shurdalsvold, Daniel A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20100078397
    Abstract: An in-line node locking mechanism for supporting and locking a node within a rack system such forces applied on a node by the node locking mechanism generate consistent output forces. The in-line node locking mechanism utilizes dual swivel nuts and an in-line loading arrangement that evenly distributes forces along the length of a rail system to create evenly distributed forces and avoid the creation of stress points. An actuating screw causes the node locking mechanism to adjust between unlocked and locked positions. In the unlocked position, the mechanism causes the node to be lowered and move freely along the in-line rail system. In the locked position the mechanism causes the node to securely abut the rack system thereby locking the node within the rack system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Lee Colbert, Eric James Mckeever, John Allan Skurdalsvold, Daniel A. Wright
  • Publication number: 20090147464
    Abstract: An assembly for dissipating heat generated by electronic components which include a ventilating panel having a plurality of vent holes arranged thereon. More specifically, the perforation pattern of vent holes is staggered to provide adjacent larger and smaller vent holes in at least two rows of vent holes. A second row of vent holes is staggered with respect to the first row of vent holes such that the larger vent holes are aligned with smaller vent holes, preferably in a ratio of two smaller vent holes per one larger vent hole. Such a perforation arrangement of vent holes may be provided on a blindswap cassette for securing and aligning computer cards for mounting in a housing, such as a sled for use in computer systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: William James Anderl, Terry Fredrick Banitt, Eric Alan Eckberg, Don Alan Gilliland, Michael Scott Good, Mark David Pfeifer, Daniel A. Wright