Patents by Inventor Francine Chen

Francine Chen 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: 20240027203
    Abstract: A method for an electric vehicle trip simulator is described. The method includes determining parameters for an upcoming trip of an electric vehicle, including at least a start location and a destination location. The method also includes analyzing data associated with a plurality of points of interest between the start location and the destination location. The method further includes selecting a set of locations from the plurality of points of interest for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, according to the analyzing of the data. The method also includes displaying a travel order recommendation associated with the set of locations selected for the upcoming trip of the electric vehicle, including at least one charging station location according to a current charge capacity of the electric vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicants: TOYOTA RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Francine CHEN, Emily Sarah SUMNER, Scott CARTER, Rumen ILIEV, Nikos ARECHIGA GONZALEZ, Alexandre Leo Stephen FILIPOWICZ
  • Publication number: 20230177114
    Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a manner of determining an interpretable model from experimental data using tokenization in a prediction model. In one embodiment, a method includes outputting a bit pattern of probable tokens generated from raw data using a model. The method also includes converting, using the model, the bit pattern into output tokens and parsing the output tokens into a symbolic expression. The method also includes fitting symbolic parameters from the symbolic expression into an interpretable model for accuracy. The method also includes estimating an operational behavior and signal output of a vehicle system according to the interpretable model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicants: Toyota Research Institute, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nikos Arechiga Gonzalez, Rumen Iliev, Francine Chen, Yin-ying Chen, Kent Lyons, Yanxia Zhang, Heishiro Toyoda
  • Patent number: 11587305
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of learning sensory media association includes receiving a first type of nontext input and a second type of nontext input; encoding and decoding the first type of nontext input using a first autoencoder having a first convolutional neural network, and the second type of nontext input using a second autoencoder having a second convolutional neural network; bridging first autoencoder representations and second autoencoder representations by a deep neural network that learns mappings between the first autoencoder representations associated with a first modality and the second autoencoder representations associated with a second modality; and based on the encoding, decoding, and the bridging, generating a first type of nontext output and a second type of nontext output based on the first type of nontext input or the second type of nontext input in either the first modality or the second modality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Qiong Liu, Ray Yuan, Hao Hu, Yanxia Zhang, Yin-Ying Chen, Francine Chen
  • Patent number: 11538552
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a target network relative to a background network of data using machine learning. The method includes extracting a first feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the target network, extracting a second feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the background network, generating a projection matrix based on the first and second feature matrices using a contrastive learning algorithm, generating a first contrastive matrix representation of the target network based on the projection matrix and the first feature matrix, generating a second contrastive matrix representation of the background network based on the projection matrix and the second feature matrix, and displaying a visualization of unique features of the target network relative to the background network based on the first contrastive matrix and the second contrastive matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Takanori Fujiwara, Jian Zhao, Francine Chen
  • Patent number: 11449717
    Abstract: A method and system for classifying image features using a neural network is provided. The method includes training the neural network using triplet loss processes including receiving an anchor image, selecting a positive image and a negative image, generating a image embedding associated with each of the anchor image, the positive image, and the negative image, classifying image features extracted from the anchor image based on the image embedding of the anchor image, determining an image label location associated with the classified image features, extracting features associated with the determined image label location, and classifying the features associated with the determined image label location; and combining the multi-label loss with localized image classification loss and the triplet loss using a weighted loss sum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng Zhang, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 11343532
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, comprising, extracting a video sequence, the video sequence including a series of video frames, estimating current poses of one or more subjects within each video frame and determining joint locations for a joint associated with the one or more subjects within each video frame, computing optical flows from the video sequence, extracting motion features from the video sequence based on the optical flows, and predicting at least one future pose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Yanjun Zhu, Yanxia Zhang, Qiong Liu, Andreas Girgensohn, Daniel Avrahami, Francine Chen, Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 11176453
    Abstract: A method of analyzing unstructured messages is provided. The method includes extracting a content feature from an embedding associated with each message from a pair of unstructured messages using a neural network, generating, based on extracted content features, a text similarity score between the pair of messages using a second neural network, combining the generated text similarity score with additional data associated with the messages to generate a total similarity score, and generating a message thread based on the generated total similarity score for the pair of messages selected from the plurality of unstructured messages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Jyun-Yu Jiang, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen, Scott Carter
  • Patent number: 11176460
    Abstract: Example implementations described herein involve an interface for calculating and displaying missing links for data represented as a bipartite network, along with novel methods for improving link prediction algorithms in the related art. Through example implementations described herein, the accuracy of link prediction algorithms can be improved upon, thereby providing the user with a more accurate understanding of the data in the bipartite network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
  • Publication number: 20210289227
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, comprising, extracting a video sequence, the video sequence including a series of video frames, estimating current poses of one or more subjects within each video frame and determining joint locations for a joint associated with the one or more subjects within each video frame, computing optical flows from the video sequence, extracting motion features from the video sequence based on the optical flows, and predicting at least one future pose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Yanjun Zhu, Yanxia Zhang, Qiong Liu, Andreas Girgensohn, Daniel Avrahami, Francine Chen, Hao Hu
  • Publication number: 20210287054
    Abstract: A method and system for classifying image features using a neural network is provided. The method includes training the neural network using triplet loss processes including receiving an anchor image, selecting a positive image and a negative image, generating a image embedding associated with each of the anchor image, the positive image, and the negative image, classifying image features extracted from the anchor image based on the image embedding of the anchor image, determining an image label location associated with the classified image features, extracting features associated with the determined image label location, and classifying the features associated with the determined image label location; and combining the multi-label loss with localized image classification loss and the triplet loss using a weighted loss sum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Cheng Zhang, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 11093839
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of grouping media objects is provided, as well as systems, interfaces and devices therefor. The method includes generating a group from the media objects based on a combination of a script of sequential events and an actor associated with one or more of the media objects in the script, segmenting the group into segments each including one or more of the media objects, based on clustering or classification, providing titling and captioning for the segments, and generating filter and annotation recommendations based on knowledge associations in the media objects, data, and the combination of the script and the actor, across the media objects of the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: David Ayman Shamma, Lyndon Kennedy, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 11087202
    Abstract: A method and system of targeting information for a user is provided. The method includes collecting one or more digital posts that identify a product and are associated with a digital account, identifying, by a neural network, a stage of a decision model associated with each of the one or more digital posts based on a feature representation generated for each digital post, and transmitting product-related information to the digital account, wherein the transmitting is based on the stage of the decision model identified for each of the one or more digital posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Heike Adel, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 11080348
    Abstract: A method and device for displaying a plurality of content items may be shown. The method may include detecting at least one topic associated with each of the plurality of content items, generating a set of topics based on the at least one topic associated with each of the plurality of content items, the set of topics comprising a number of topics associated with the plurality of content items, reducing the number of topics in the set of topics, by combining one of the number of topic in response to a determination that at least one topic in the set of topics is redundant, and generating a visualization, the visualization including at least one content item from the plurality of content items; and the set of topics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Francine Chen, Jian Zhao, Yin-Ying Chen
  • Publication number: 20210233607
    Abstract: A method and system for analyzing a target network relative to a background network of data using machine learning. The method includes extracting a first feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the target network, extracting a second feature matrix from an adjacency matrix representative of the background network, generating a projection matrix based on the first and second feature matrices using a contrastive learning algorithm, generating a first contrastive matrix representation of the target network based on the projection matrix and the first feature matrix, generating a second contrastive matrix representation of the background network based on the projection matrix and the second feature matrix, and displaying a visualization of unique features of the target network relative to the background network based on the first contrastive matrix and the second contrastive matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Takanori Fujiwara, Jian Zhao, Francine Chen
  • Patent number: 11068121
    Abstract: A method of visualizing relationship data in a network connecting an entity of a first type with an entity of a second type is provided. The method includes detecting, within the network, a subnetwork pattern representing at least one relationship satisfying a condition, generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern. The visualization includes a first region representative of the first type of entity, a second region representative of the second type of entity, and a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the at least one relationship satisfying the condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
  • Patent number: 11048713
    Abstract: A method of visualizing search results is provided. The method includes receiving a content feature, detecting, within a network, a subnetwork pattern representing a relationship satisfying a condition and associated with an entity of a first or a second type, the entity being associated with the content feature, and generating a visualization based on the detected subnetwork pattern. The visualization includes a first region representative of the first type of entity, a second region representative of the second type of entity, and a linking region connecting the first region to the second region and providing information about the represented relationship.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen, Patrick Chiu
  • Patent number: 11010411
    Abstract: A method and system for visualizing data associated with a search inquiry. The method includes receiving, a data set each data item having associated rank information, and similarity information indicative of similarities between the data item and one or more other data items, sorting the data set into a ranked list based on the rank information, masking a contiguous portion of the ranked list based on a boundary parameter, iteratively clustering a portion of the ranked list other than the masked contiguous portion based op the similarity information to produce a clustered, ranked data list; and generating and displaying a visualization representative of the clustered, ranked data list, the visualization comprising a shaped object representative of each cluster in the clustered, ranked data list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Zhao, Francine Chen
  • Patent number: 10910100
    Abstract: A method and system for determining a treatment order for a plurality of patient imaging records. The method includes extracting, by a trained neural network, image features from each of the plurality of imaging records, generating, by the trained neural network, a written report associated with each of the plurality of imaging records based on the extracted image features, wherein the trained neural network generates the written report based on a sentence annotation model that provides abnormality annotations on an individual sentence basis, determining, by the trained neural network, an abnormality score associated with each written report, and providing the written reports to a treating physician in a sorted order based on the abnormality score associated with each written report.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Philipp Daniel Harzig, Yin-Ying Chen, Francine Chen
  • Patent number: 10911775
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, comprising extracting each frame of a video sequence, estimating current poses of a subject within each frame and determining joint locations for a joint associated with the subject within each frame, computing optical flows between each pair of consecutive video frames, extracting motion features from each video frame of the video sequence based on the optical flows, encoding state information based on the current poses and the motion features, determining a current action label for each motion feature in the state information for a first frame; predicting future action labels for each motion feature in a second frame subsequent to the first frame, based on the current pose, action label and state information, predicting future poses for each motion feature in the second frame based on the current poses and the state information; and refining the current action label, the future action labels, and the future poses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanjun Zhu, Yanxia Zhang, Qiong Liu, Andreas Girgensohn, Daniel Avrahami, Francine Chen, Hao Hu
  • Patent number: 10810243
    Abstract: A method and system for generating summaries of posts of interleaved text are provided. The method includes embedding, by a first neural network, each post through word-to-word encoding; embedding, by a second neural network, overall content of the plurality of posts through post-to-post encoding based on the word-to-word encoding of each post; generating, by at least a third neural network, a summary of the at least one thread through word-to-word decoding based on the overall content embedding of the plurality of posts; and displaying the summary of the at least one thread to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sanjeev Kumar Karn, Francine Chen, Yin-Ying Chen