Patents by Inventor Eric HC Liu

Eric HC Liu 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: 20240104126
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting contextually relevant information are provided. In some implementations, the method includes: receiving information associated with a user of a user device from multiple data sources, where the user device comprises a display; identifying, without user intervention, a relevant document based on the received information associated with the user of the user device; determining that a new browser window or a new browser tab has been opened by a browser application being executed by the user device; and causing, without user intervention, the relevant document to be presented using the new browser window or new browser tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventor: Eric HC Liu
  • Publication number: 20230328051
    Abstract: Methods, systems and media for presenting information related to an event based on metadata are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Charles Goran, Jonathan James Effrat
  • Publication number: 20230239537
    Abstract: This application is directed to changing a TV operating mode based on a potential relationship among viewers of a connected TV. In some implementations, a method includes: determining viewer identities and identifying the potential relationship among the viewers or a subset of the viewers; in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship allows the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a first operating mode that is unrelated to media content being displayed and allows personal information to be displayed on the connected TV; and in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship does not allow the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a second operating mode that is unrelated to the media content and does not allow personal information to be displayed on the connected TV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Inventors: Alok Chandel, Eric HC Liu, Pierre-Yves Laligand, Justin Koh
  • Publication number: 20230092307
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for ambient background noise modification are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: identifying at least one noise present in an environment of a user having a user device, an activity the user is currently engaged in, and a physical or emotional state of the user; determining a target ambient noise to be produced in the environment based at least in part on the identified noise, the activity the user is currently engaged in, and the physical or emotional state of the user; identifying at least one device associated with the user device to be used to produce the target ambient noise; determining sound outputs corresponding to each of the one or more identified devices, wherein a combination of the sound outputs produces an approximation of one or more characteristics of the target ambient noise; and causing the one or more identified devices to produce the determined sound outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventors: Charles Goran, Eric HC Liu, Kevin Brune, Duane Richard Valz
  • Publication number: 20230048846
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting contextually relevant information are provided. In some implementations, the method includes: receiving information associated with a user of a user device from multiple data sources, where the user device comprises a display; identifying, without user intervention, a relevant document based on the received information associated with the user of the user device; determining that a new browser window or a new browser tab has been opened by a browser application being executed by the user device; and causing, without user intervention, the relevant document to be presented using the new browser window or new browser tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2022
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventor: Eric HC Liu
  • Publication number: 20220337915
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media content are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: determining an item of media content; determining a probability of the item of media content being watched at one or more times based on at least one of: a characteristic of a person; a characteristic of a group; and a characteristic of the item of media content; creating a user interface which suggests that the item of media content be watched at one or more times based on the determined probability; and presenting the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Publication date: October 20, 2022
    Inventors: Jason Bayer, Eric HC Liu, Calvin Lee, Stephen Chau
  • Publication number: 20220303608
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing a television with a second device is provided. The system includes an interfacing unit to enter an interfacing mode between the television mode and the second device; a card storage unit to store a first card and a second card, the first card being presently displayed on the television and the second card being previously displayed on the television; a current card display register to store the first card; an interactive retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of interactive functions associated with the first card; and a display unit to display the first card and the plurality of interactive functions in response to being in the interfacing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Haywai Hayward Chan
  • Patent number: 11381880
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media content are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: determining an item of media content; determining a probability of the item of media content being watched at one or more times based on at least one of: a characteristic of a person; a characteristic of a group; and a characteristic of the item of media content; creating a user interface which suggests that the item of media content be watched at one or more times based on the determined probability; and presenting the user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jason Bayer, Eric HC Liu, Calvin Lee, Stephen Chau
  • Patent number: 11356728
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing a television with a second device is provided. The system includes an interfacing unit to enter an interfacing mode between the television mode and the second device; a card storage unit to store a first card and a second card, the first card being presently displayed on the television and the second card being previously displayed on the television; a current card display register to store the first card; an interactive retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of interactive functions associated with the first card; and a display unit to display the first card and the plurality of interactive functions in response to being in the interfacing mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Haywai Hayward Chan
  • Publication number: 20220159063
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for controlling information utilized to present content using a public display device are provided. In some implementations a method for presenting content on a public display device is provided, the method comprising: (a) initiating communication with one or more display devices; (b) selecting a display device; (c) establishing a communication channel with the selected display device; (d) receiving information related to an area of a screen allocated for use by the user device; (e) identifying content that is to be presented using the selected display device; (f) generating formatted content based on the area of the screen allocated for use by the user device; (g) transmitting the formatted content to the display device using the communication channel; and repeating at least (e) to (g) until (h) determining that presentation of content using the selected display device is to be inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Kevin Brune, Eric HC Liu
  • Publication number: 20220027948
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting advertisements relevant to nearby users on a public display device are provided. In some implementations, a method for presenting content on a public display device, the method comprising: receiving location information associated with mobile devices that is indicative of a position of the mobile device relative to a display device associated with a retail outlet; receiving interests associated with the mobile devices; identifying a plurality of advertising sources associated with the display device, including a retailer associated with the retail outlet; determining a topic based on the received interests and the location information associated with the mobile devices; determining that the topic is related an advertisement associated with the retailer; causing the advertisement associated with the retailer to be selected based on the topic; and causing the selected advertisement to be presented by the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Kenneth Wayne Dauber, Michel Weksler
  • Publication number: 20210328695
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting contextually relevant information are provided. In some implementations, the method includes: receiving information associated with a user of a user device from multiple data sources, where the user device comprises a display; identifying, without user intervention, a relevant document based on the received information associated with the user of the user device; determining that a new browser window or a new browser tab has been opened by a browser application being executed by the user device; and causing, without user intervention, the relevant document to be presented using the new browser window or new browser tab.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventor: Eric HC Liu
  • Publication number: 20210286855
    Abstract: In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for presenting recommended media content items are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Bayer, Eric HC Liu, Calvin Lee, Stephen Chau, Grzegorz Glowaty, Randy Simon
  • Publication number: 20210258637
    Abstract: This application is directed to changing a TV operating mode based on a potential relationship among viewers of a connected TV. In some implementations, a method includes: determining viewer identities and identifying the potential relationship among the viewers or a subset of the viewers; in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship allows the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a first operating mode that is unrelated to media content being displayed and allows personal information to be displayed on the connected TV; and in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship does not allow the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a second operating mode that is unrelated to the media content and does not allow personal information to be displayed on the connected TV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Alok Chandel, Eric HC Liu, Pierre-Yves Laligand, Justin Koh
  • Patent number: 10999628
    Abstract: This application is directed to changing a TV operating mode based on a potential relationship among viewers of a connected TV. In some implementations, a method includes: determining viewer identities and identifying the potential relationship among the viewers or a subset of the viewers; in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship allows the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a first operating mode that is unrelated to media content being displayed and allows personal information to be displayed on the connected TV; and in accordance with a determination that the potential relationship does not allow the viewers to share private information, placing or maintaining the connected TV in or into a second operating mode that is unrelated to the media content and does not allow personal information to be displayed on the connected TV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Alok Chandel, Eric HC Liu, Pierre-Yves Laligand, Justin Koh
  • Publication number: 20210120312
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media content are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: determining an item of media content; determining a probability of the item of media content being watched at one or more times based on at least one of: a characteristic of a person; a characteristic of a group; and a characteristic of the item of media content; creating a user interface which suggests that the item of media content be watched at one or more times based on the determined probability; and presenting the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Jason Bayer, Eric HC Liu, Calvin Lee, Stephen Chau
  • Publication number: 20210051400
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for ambient background noise modification are provided. In some implementations, the method comprises: identifying at least one noise present in an environment of a user having a user device, an activity the user is currently engaged in, and a physical or emotional state of the user; determining a target ambient noise to be produced in the environment based at least in part on the identified noise, the activity the user is currently engaged in, and the physical or emotional state of the user; identifying at least one device associated with the user device to be used to produce the target ambient noise; determining sound outputs corresponding to each of the one or more identified devices, wherein a combination of the sound outputs produces an approximation of one or more characteristics of the target ambient noise; and causing the one or more identified devices to produce the determined sound outputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Charles Goran, Eric HC Liu, Kevin Brune, Duane Richard Valz
  • Publication number: 20200259886
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for controlling information utilized to present content using a public display device are provided. In some implementations a method for presenting content on a public display device is provided, the method comprising: (a) initiating communication with one or more display devices; (b) selecting a display device; (c) establishing a communication channel with the selected display device; (d) receiving information related to an area of a screen allocated for use by the user device; (e) identifying content that is to be presented using the selected display device; (f) generating formatted content based on the area of the screen allocated for use by the user device; (g) transmitting the formatted content to the display device using the communication channel; and repeating at least (e) to (g) until (h) determining that presentation of content using the selected display device is to be inhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 13, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin Brune, Eric HC Liu
  • Publication number: 20200228746
    Abstract: A system and method for interfacing a television with a second device is provided. The system includes an interfacing unit to enter an interfacing mode between the television mode and the second device; a card storage unit to store a first card and a second card, the first card being presently displayed on the television and the second card being previously displayed on the television; a current card display register to store the first card; an interactive retrieval unit to retrieve a plurality of interactive functions associated with the first card; and a display unit to display the first card and the plurality of interactive functions in response to being in the interfacing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Publication date: July 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Haywai Hayward Chan
  • Publication number: 20200218494
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting requested content on public display devices are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric HC Liu, Kenneth Wayne Dauber, Michel Weksler, Jeremy Lyon