Patents by Inventor Eric Chan
Eric Chan 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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Patent number: 8737943Abstract: Devices and methods for receiving, processing and formatting digital video. The devices may include a single semiconductor chip on which is imprinted a radio frequency signal tuner module and a display interface module. The display interface module may be configured to receive programming information from the radio frequency signal tuner module. The display interface module may be configured to communicate the programming information to a digital video recorder. The radio frequency tuner module may include a first radio frequency input channel and a second radio frequency input channel. The radio frequency signal tuner module may include a system oscillator and a phase-locked loop (“PLL”) circuit configured to generate a clock signal. The phase-locked loop circuit may be configured to transmit the signal to the display interface module and to any other suitable modules on the chip.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Eric Chan, Sack Lee Chan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Prijesh Patel
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Publication number: 20140133744Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically adjusting images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a regression model trained with a database of raw and adjusted images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by both a database of raw and adjusted images and a small set of images adjusted by a different user. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by a database of raw and adjusted images and predicted differences between a user's adjustment to a small set of images and a predicted adjustment based on the database of raw and adjusted images.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 20, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Inventors: Sylvain P. Paris, Frederic P. Durand, Vladimir L. Bychkovsky, Eric Chan
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Publication number: 20140081997Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying user selection preferences of an identified user having accessed the network, the identifying based on an accumulation of user selection inputs executed by the identified user, relative to input options presented to the user and identifying respective available network items, the accumulation including an identification of the input options not having been selected by the identified user; determining a group of network users having a highest correlation of shared interests with the identified user, based on identifying preferred network items for the identified user, and identifying first network users providing highest relative user affinity values for each of the preferred network items; and determining at least one of new network items most likely to be preferred by the identified user, based on determining, from among network items not presented to the identifier user, the preferred network items for each of the first network users in the group.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2013Publication date: March 20, 2014Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: John TOEBES, Ari Daniel SCHEINMAN, Eric CHAN
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Patent number: 8666148Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically adjusting images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a regression model trained with a database of raw and adjusted images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by both a database of raw and adjusted images and a small set of images adjusted by a different user. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by a database of raw and adjusted images and predicted differences between a user's adjustment to a small set of images and a predicted adjustment based on the database of raw and adjusted images.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Sylvain Paris, Frederic P. Durand, Vladimir Leonid Bychkovsky, Eric Chan
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Patent number: 8633896Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling the display of a mobile electronic device are provided. The mobile electronic device comprises a display; a memory for storing a first application, a first identifier identifying the first application and a second identifier for identifying a second application; and, a processor interconnected with the display and the memory, the processor configured to control the display to generate a launch interface comprising a representation of the second identifier for launching the first application.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Eric Chan, Orlin Vesselinov Stoev, Joshua Roland Lessard
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Patent number: 8620876Abstract: Network security is enhanced in a multi-tenant database network environment using a query plan detection module to continually poll the database system to locate and raise an alert for suspect query plans. Security also can be enhanced using a firewall system sitting between the application servers and the client systems that records user and organization information for each client request received, compares this with information included in a response from an application server, and verifies that the response is being sent to the appropriate user. Security also can be enhanced using a client-side firewall system with logic executing on the client system that verifies whether a response from an application server is being sent to the appropriate user system by comparing user and organization id information stored at the client with similar information in the response.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: salesforce.com, inc.Inventors: Eric Chan, Craig Weissman, Paul Nakada, Dave Moellenhoff, Todd McKinnon
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Publication number: 20130343745Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing an optical coupler. Inputs of the optical coupler are connected to output ports of an optical signal source. Outputs of the optical coupler are connected to input ports of an optical signal detector system. Optical signals sent through combinations of the inputs and the outputs of the optical coupler are measured using a switching system controlled by a controller to form measurements of the optical signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: THE BOEING COMPANYInventors: Eric Chan, Dennis Gary Koshinz, Tuong K. Truong, Bark-Hung Henry Pang
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Publication number: 20130322739Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically adjusting images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a regression model trained with a database of raw and adjusted images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by both a database of raw and adjusted images and a small set of images adjusted by a different user. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by a database of raw and adjusted images and predicted differences between a user's adjustment to a small set of images and a predicted adjustment based on the database of raw and adjusted images.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2013Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Adobe Systems IncorporatedInventors: Sylvain P. Paris, Frederic P. Durand, Vladimir L. Bychkovsky, Eric Chan
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Patent number: 8566884Abstract: In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying user selection preferences of an identified user having accessed the network, the identifying based on an accumulation of user selection inputs executed by the identified user, relative to input options presented to the user and identifying respective available network items, the accumulation including an identification of the input options not having been selected by the identified user; determining a group of network users having a highest correlation of shared interests with the identified user, based on identifying preferred network items for the identified user, and identifying first network users providing highest relative user affinity values for each of the preferred network items; and determining at least one of new network items most likely to be preferred by the identified user, based on determining, from among network items not presented to the identifier user, the preferred network items for each of the first network users in the group.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2007Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.Inventors: John Toebes, Ari Daniel Scheinman, Eric Chan
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Publication number: 20130202274Abstract: A video camera band includes left and right side portions, a bridge, at least one video camera, a processor, local storage and a network interface. Video recorded by the video camera band is transmitted via the network interface to a remote computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2012Publication date: August 8, 2013Inventor: Eric CHAN
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Publication number: 20130129196Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to automatically adjusting images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a regression model trained with a database of raw and adjusted images. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by both a database of raw and adjusted images and a small set of images adjusted by a different user. In one embodiment, an image may be automatically adjusted based on a model trained by a database of raw and adjusted images and predicted differences between a user's adjustment to a small set of images and a predicted adjustment based on the database of raw and adjusted images.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2011Publication date: May 23, 2013Inventors: Sylvain Paris, Frederic P. Durand, Vladimir Leonid Bychkovsky, Eric Chan
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Publication number: 20130124159Abstract: Methods and apparatus for retargeting and prioritized interpolation of lens profiles. A lens profile file may include a set of lens sub-profiles. The camera body and/or settings described in the file may not exactly match that of camera body and/or settings used to capture a target image. A sub-profile processing module may perform a prioritized sub-profile sorting and interpolation method to generate an interpolated sub-profile that may be applied to the target image to correct aberrations including, but not limited to, geometric distortion, lateral chromatic aberration, and vignette. Thus, models generated for a reference camera at a variety of settings may be applied to a target image captured with the same type of lens but with a different camera and/or with different settings that are not exactly modeled in the lens profile file.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Simon Chen, Eric Chan, Hailin Jin, Jen-Chan Chien
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Publication number: 20130121572Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable storage media for tone mapping High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. An input HDR image is separated into luminance and color. Luminance is processed to obtain a base layer and a detail layer. The base layer is compressed according to a non-linear remapping function to reduce the dynamic range, and the detail layer is adjusted. The layers are combined to generate output luminance, and the output luminance and color are combined to generate an output image. A base layer compression technique may be used that analyzes the details and compresses the base layer accordingly to provide space at the top of the intensity scale where the details are displayed to thus generate output images that are visually better than images generated using conventional techniques. User interface elements may be provided via which a user may control one or more parameters of the tone mapping method.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2010Publication date: May 16, 2013Inventors: Sylvain Paris, Jen-Chan Chien, Eric Chan
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Publication number: 20130002965Abstract: Devices and methods for receiving, processing and formatting digital video. The devices may include a single semiconductor chip on which is imprinted a radio frequency signal tuner module and a display interface module. The display interface module may be configured to receive programming information from the radio frequency signal tuner module. The display interface module may be configured to communicate the programming information to a digital video recorder. The radio frequency tuner module may include a first radio frequency input channel and a second radio frequency input channel. The radio frequency signal tuner module may include a system oscillator and a phase-locked loop (“PLL”) circuit configured to generate a clock signal. The phase-locked loop circuit may be configured to transmit the signal to the display interface module and to any other suitable modules on the chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2012Publication date: January 3, 2013Applicant: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Eric Chan, Sack Lee Chan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Prijesh Patel
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Publication number: 20120259839Abstract: Network security is enhanced in a multi-tenant database network environment using a query plan detection module to continually poll the database system to locate and raise an alert for suspect query plans. Security also can be enhanced using a firewall system sitting between the application servers and the client systems that records user and organization information for each client request received, compares this with information included in a response from an application server, and verifies that the response is being sent to the appropriate user. Security also can be enhanced using a client-side firewall system with logic executing on the client system that verifies whether a response from an application server is being sent to the appropriate user system by comparing user and organization id information stored at the client with similar information in the response.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.Inventors: Eric Chan, Craig Weissman, Paul Nakada, Dave Moellenhoff, Todd McKinnon
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Publication number: 20120260341Abstract: Network security is enhanced in a multi-tenant database network environment using a query plan detection module to continually poll the database system to locate and raise an alert for suspect query plans. Security also can be enhanced using a firewall system sitting between the application servers and the client systems that records user and organization information for each client request received, compares this with information included in a response from an application server, and verifies that the response is being sent to the appropriate user. Security also can be enhanced using a client-side firewall system with logic executing on the client system that verifies whether a response from an application server is being sent to the appropriate user system by comparing user and organization id information stored at the client with similar information in the response.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2012Publication date: October 11, 2012Applicant: SALESFORCE.COM, INC.Inventors: Eric Chan, Craig Weissman, Paul Nakada, Dave Moellenhoff, Todd McKinnon
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Publication number: 20120236020Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable storage media for tone mapping High Dynamic Range (HDR) images. The HDR image is separated into luminance and color. Luminance is processed according to the parameters to obtain a base layer and a detail layer. The base layer is compressed into a lower dynamic range and the detail layer is adjusted according to the parameters. The compressed base layer, the detail layer, and the color component may be output as separate layers, and various image processing tools and techniques may be applied to the component layers separately to modify the layer(s). One or more tone-mapped images may be generated by merging the modified layers. Thus, each layer of the tone-mapped image may be processed separately using various image processing tools or techniques to modify the output of the tone mapping technique in a wide variety of ways.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2012Publication date: September 20, 2012Inventors: Sylvain Paris, Jen-Chan Chien, Eric Chan
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Patent number: 8270920Abstract: Devices and methods for receiving, processing and formatting digital video. The devices may include a single semiconductor chip on which is imprinted a radio frequency signal tuner module and a display interface module. The display interface module may be configured to receive programming information from the radio frequency signal tuner module. The display interface module may be configured to communicate the programming information to a digital video recorder. The radio frequency tuner module may include a first radio frequency input channel and a second radio frequency input channel. The radio frequency signal tuner module may include a system oscillator and a phase-locked loop (“PLL”) circuit configured to generate a clock signal. The phase-locked loop circuit may be configured to transmit the signal to the display interface module and to any other suitable modules on the chip.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: Broadcom CorporationInventors: Eric Chan, Sack Lee Chan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Prijesh Patel
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Publication number: 20120154341Abstract: According to embodiments described in the specification, a method and apparatus for controlling the display of a mobile electronic device are provided. The mobile electronic device comprises a display; a memory for storing a first application, a first identifier identifying the first application and a second identifier for identifying a second application; and, a processor interconnected with the display and the memory, the processor configured to control the display to generate a launch interface comprising a representation of the second identifier for launching the first application.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Eric Chan, Orlin Vesselinov Stoev, Joshua Roland Lessard
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Patent number: 8187419Abstract: The present disclosure provides a paper product having at least two plies. Only one outer surface of the tissue paper product has a lotion and a polyhydroxy compound having a molecular weight ranging from about 150 to about 4,000 and selected from the group consisting of glycerols, polyglycerols, polyethylene glycols (PEGs), polyoxyethylenes, polyoxypropylenes, and combinations thereof applied thereto by slot extrusion. The polyhydroxy compound provides the tissue paper product with a Wet Burst greater than about 90 g, a Dynamic Coefficient of Friction less than about 0.9, and a Bending Flexibility less than about 0.042 gf cm2/cm.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2011Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: The Procter & Gamble CompanyInventors: Eric Chan, Brooke Marie Woods, LaTisha Evette Salaam