Patents by Inventor Erik Gross
Erik Gross 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: 11102413Abstract: Implementations generally relate to locking a camera onto a sub-region to capture images of the sub-region with a moving camera. In some implementations, a method includes determining a first region in a scene detected by a camera while the camera is in a first physical position. The method further includes receiving user input to target a sub-region within the first capture region of the scene and capturing the first image of the sub-region while the camera is in the first physical position. The first image is displayed in a fixed orientation on a preview portion of a display screen. The camera is moved to a second physical position and a second capture region of the scene is detected. The method further includes capturing a second image is of the sub-region and displaying it in the fixed orientation on the preview portion of the display screen. The second image is effective to inform a user of whether capture of the sub-region is altered by camera movement.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Radford Juang, Chia-Kai Liang, Wei Hong, Senpo Hu, Shengyi Lin, Erik Gross
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Publication number: 20200154053Abstract: Implementations generally relate to locking a camera onto a sub-region to capture images of the sub-region with a moving camera. In some implementations, a method includes determining a first region in a scene detected by a camera while the camera is in a first physical position. The method further includes receiving user input to target a sub-region within the first capture region of the scene and capturing the first image of the sub-region while the camera is in the first physical position. The first image is displayed in a fixed orientation on a preview portion of a display screen. The camera is moved to a second physical position and a second capture region of the scene is detected. The method further includes capturing a second image is of the sub-region and displaying it in the fixed orientation on the preview portion of the display screen. The second image is effective to inform a user of whether capture of the sub-region is altered by camera movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Radford Juang, Chia-Kai Liang, Wei Hong, Senpo Hu, Shengyi Lin, Erik Gross
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Patent number: 10547790Abstract: Implementations generally relate to locking a camera onto a sub-region to capture images of the sub-region with a moving camera. In some implementations, a method includes determining a first region in a scene detected by a camera while the camera is in a first physical position. The method further includes receiving user input to target a sub-region within the first capture region of the scene and capturing the first image of the sub-region while the camera is in the first physical position. The first image is displayed in a fixed orientation on a preview portion of a display screen. The camera is moved to a second physical position and a second capture region of the scene is detected. The method further includes capturing a second image is of the sub-region and displaying it in the fixed orientation on the preview portion of the display screen. The second image is effective to inform a user of whether capture of the sub-region is altered by camera movement.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Radford Juang, Chia-Kai Liang, Wei Hong, Senpo Hu, Shengyi Lin, Erik Gross
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Publication number: 20190387171Abstract: Implementations generally relate to locking a camera onto a sub-region to capture images of the sub-region with a moving camera. In some implementations, a method includes determining a first region in a scene detected by a camera while the camera is in a first physical position. The method further includes receiving user input to target a sub-region within the first capture region of the scene and capturing the first image of the sub-region while the camera is in the first physical position. The first image is displayed in a fixed orientation on a preview portion of a display screen. The camera is moved to a second physical position and a second capture region of the scene is detected. The method further includes capturing a second image is of the sub-region and displaying it in the fixed orientation on the preview portion of the display screen. The second image is effective to inform a user of whether capture of the sub-region is altered by camera movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: December 19, 2019Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Radford Juang, Chia-Kai Liang, Wei Hong, Senpo Hu, Shengyi Lin, Erik Gross
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Patent number: 10449089Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2012Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: AMO MANUFACTURING USA, LLCInventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
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Patent number: 9223897Abstract: A method includes obtaining a rank position map, the rank position map specifying, for a plurality of rank positions, an expected utility rate for a document presented at particular rank positions as a search result; determining an expected utility rate, for a particular document, based on the obtained rank position map, and based on a quantity of times that the particular document was presented as a search result at particular rank positions; determining an actual utility rate for the particular document based on an actual quantity of selections of the particular document, and based on a total quantity of times that the particular document was presented as a search result; calculating a correction factor, for the particular document, based on the determined expected utility rate and the determined actual utility rate; and adjusting a score of the particular document based on the correction factor.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: December 29, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Erik Gross, Jay Shrauner
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Patent number: 8918416Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for classifying queries. One of the methods includes the actions of obtaining a collection of search queries; for each query in the collection of search queries, determining whether other queries in the collection of search queries are refinements of the query, wherein the refinements of each query include the query terms and one or more additional terms not found in the query; determining a similarity between query pairs from the collection, wherein the similarity between a query pair is determined using the additional query terms from the refinements of the respective search queries of the query pair; obtaining a classified sample group of search queries using a plurality of category labels; and classifying each other search query of the collection of search queries having one or more refinements.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Erik Gross, Myles Sussman
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Patent number: 8655886Abstract: A request monitor may monitor user requests, each user request including at least one keyword. A portion evaluator may determine inclusive portions of content file portions of indexed content files within an index, and may assign values to the inclusive portions, based on a providing of at least one of the indexed content files to the user in response to the user request. A portion selector may select, from the inclusive portions and based on the values, retained portions to be retained within the index. An index updater configured to update the index to replace the indexed content files with the retained portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2011Date of Patent: February 18, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventor: Erik Gross
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Patent number: 8645367Abstract: One or more hierarchies of string patterns are generated a plurality of URL strings according to a pattern extraction procedure. Repeated string patterns are selected from the generated hierarchies of string patterns. A URL class is defined for each of selected repeated string patterns. Each URL class is associated with a respective group of URL strings in the plurality of URL strings, where the respective group of URL strings contains a repeated string pattern that defines the URL class. Respective aggregated data is calculated for each URL class. The respective aggregated data is based on respective data of each respective document of each URL string in the group of URL strings associated with the URL class. Respective data for a respective document referenced by a lookup-URL is predicted based on respective aggregated data of one or more of the URL classes.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Nissan Hajaj, Chi Zhang, Changxun Wu, Erik Gross
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Patent number: 8445825Abstract: Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2012Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Erik Gross, Charles Campbell
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Publication number: 20120271287Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 2, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
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Publication number: 20120267510Abstract: Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2012Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Erik Gross, Charles Campbell
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Patent number: 8228586Abstract: Methods, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the optical tissues of the eye. A Fourier transform algorithm is applied to the surface gradients to reconstruct an optical surface model that corresponds to the optical tissues of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2010Date of Patent: July 24, 2012Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Dimitri Chernyak, Charles E. Campbell, Erik Gross, Seema Sornani, Guangming Dai
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Patent number: 8216213Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for reprofiling a surface of a cornea of an eye ablate a portion of the cornea to create an ablation zone with an optically correct central optical zone disposed in a central portion of the cornea, and a blend zone disposed peripherally to the central optical zone and at least partially within an optical zone of the eye. The blend zone can have an optical power that gradually diminishes with increasing radius from the central optical zone.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2002Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Erik Gross, Rich Hofer, Jonathan Wong
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Patent number: 8129666Abstract: Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2009Date of Patent: March 6, 2012Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Erik Gross, Charles Campbell
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Publication number: 20100179793Abstract: Method, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the optical tissues of the eye. A Fourier transform algorithm is applied to the surface gradients to reconstruct an optical surface model that corresponds to the optical tissues of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA., LLCInventors: Dimitri Chernyak, Charles E. Campbell, Erik Gross, Seema Sornani, Guangming Dai
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Patent number: 7731363Abstract: Methods, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the optical tissues of the eye. A Fourier transform algorithm is applied to the surface gradients to reconstruct an optical surface model that corresponds to the optical tissues of the eye.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2008Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Dimitri Chernyak, Charles E. Campbell, Erik Gross, Seema Somani, Guangming Dai
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Publication number: 20100090090Abstract: Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2009Publication date: April 15, 2010Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Erik Gross, Charles Campbell
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Patent number: 7652235Abstract: Devices systems, and methods can characterize an optical surface of an object. A wavefront sensor system focuses light energy propagating from the object to form a pattern on a detector. The system maps the pattern to an array with a transform function such as a Fourier transform. The values of array correspond to characteristic locations and signals in a transform space, for example an intensity of spatial frequency signals in frequency space. The characteristic location and intensity of these signals in transform space are used to measure the optical surface. For example, a characteristic frequency of a spatial frequency intensity peak in Fourier transform space can be used to estimate the location of spots on the detector. Alternatively, the characteristics can be used to the measure sphere, cylinder and axis of a wavefront, wavefront elevation maps and point spread functions, often without locating positions of individual spots on the detector.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLC.Inventors: Erik Gross, Charles Campbell
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Publication number: 20080212031Abstract: Methods, systems and software for determining an optical surface model for an optical tissue system using Fourier transformation algorithms. A method of reconstructing optical tissues of an eye comprises transmitting an image through the optical tissues of the eye. The surface gradients from the transmitted image are measured across the optical tissues of the eye. A Fourier transform algorithm is applied to the surface gradients to reconstruct an optical surface model that corresponds to the optical tissues of the eye.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: AMO Manufacturing USA, LLCInventors: Dimitri Chernyak, Charles E. Campbell, Erik Gross, Seema Somani, Guangming Dai