Patents by Inventor Frank Hill
Frank Hill 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: 11914335Abstract: An industrial control system may receive processing information from at least two control systems associated with at least two components within an industrial automation system. The processing information may include a processing load value for each of the at least two control systems. The industrial control system may then distribute processing loads associated with the at least two control systems when a total processing load between the at least two control systems is unbalanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Charles M. Rischar, William Sinner, Michael Kalan, Haithem Mansouri, Subbian Govindaraj, Juergen Weinhofer, Andrew R. Stump, Daniel S. DeYoung, Frank Kulaszewicz, Edward A. Hill, Keith Staninger, Matheus Bulho
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Patent number: 11188857Abstract: A technology is provided for optimizing compute tasks for performing functions in computer environment. Compute tasks and sub-compute tasks that perform a function within computer environment may be monitored. One or more task patterns may be detected based at least in part on the one or more compute tasks. At least one task patterns is identified as an efficient or alternative compute task pattern to perform the function. An automation option is provided to execute the efficient or alternative compute task pattern to perform the function. Each compute task associated with the efficient or alternative compute task pattern may be automatically executed to perform the function upon acceptance of the automation option.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2016Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 11176223Abstract: An intermediary system identifies a portion of the library that is used to load a page, generates a hint file based on just the portion of the library that is used to load the page, and retrieves the hint file each time the page is loaded in the future. For example, the intermediary system may determine a portion of the library that is used to load the page when a page is first requested. Once the intermediary system determines the portion of the library that is used to load the page, the hint file is generated based on the portion. Each subsequent time that the intermediary system receives a request to load the same page, the intermediary system may retrieve the hint file to determine how to load the page.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2014Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 11017447Abstract: A system is configured to receive a network resource request from a user device configured with a browsing application, wherein the request includes identification data associated with the user device. The system transmits, to a network resource provider, a request for the network resource, wherein the request transmitted to the network resource provider excludes identification data included in the request received from the user device. The system receives from the network resource provider a response, including a document comprising a field configured to receive payment information for an item purchase. The system receives from the browsing application an indication that an anonymous payment instrument, associated with a first entity different than the user, is to be used to purchase a first item at a first price. The system causes information regarding the anonymous payment instrument to be provided to the network resource provider.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2018Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Robert Warman, Kurt Kufeld, Peter Sven Vosshall, Kyle Bradley Peterson, Peter Frank Hill, Chelsea Celest Krueger, Arun Sundaram
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Patent number: 10656787Abstract: A system is disclosed that improves the ability for users to select links and/or other display elements via a touch screen, such as the touch screen of a smartphone, tablet, or other mobile device. The system achieves this effect by adjusting the sizes and/or shapes of the touch targets associated with particular display elements. For example, if a particular link on a web page is determined to be difficult to select via a touch screen (based on monitored user behaviors and/or based on an automated analysis of page content), the touch target associated with the link may be increased in size.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 10592064Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Charley Ames, Dennis Pilarinos, Peter Frank Hill, Sasha Mikhael Perez, Timothy Thomas Gray
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Patent number: 10348797Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to configuration of multiple browser applications to control the functionality of the browser application as at least some content is accessed are provided. The configuration of a server-based browser application and a client-based browser application can be controlled programmatically such that browser configuration can be validated and controlled by at least some content providers. Additionally, the configuration and subsequent processing of content provided by an authenticating content provider can be implemented in a manner to limit content access functionality.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Joshua Marc Burgin, Kurt Kufeld, Peter Sven Vosshall, Arun Sundaram, Jesper Mikael Johansson, Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 10341345Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media related to configuration of browser applications executed on client computing device to control the functionality of the browser application as at least some content is accessed. The configuration of the browser application can be controlled programmatically such that the browser configuration can be validated and controlled by at least some content providers. Additionally, the configuration and subsequent processing of content provided by an authenticating content provider can be implemented in a manner such that users of a client computing device and other applications on the client computing device may not have access to modify or otherwise interfere with the operation of the browser software application.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jesper Mikael Johansson, Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 10298567Abstract: A system is disclosed that enables a user to access a first piece of content on a first computing device while accessing a related, but different piece of content on a second computing device. In some cases, the different piece of content is a portion of the first piece of content. In some embodiments, the system can automatically identify complementary content and can automatically cause the second computing device to access the complementary content without the user interacting with the second computing device. In some cases, the system may reformat the complementary content for presentation to the user based on characteristics of the second computing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2014Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Yoong Han Chew, Peter Frank Hill, Kurt Kufeld, Sajeeva Lakmal Bandara Pallemulle, Arun Sundaram, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani
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Patent number: 10229095Abstract: Aspects of expanded icon navigation are described. In one example, the hierarchical structure of a network site accessible over a computer network is indexed to generate an indexed zone hierarchy of the network site. Access across the indexed zone hierarchy of the network site is monitored to assemble a collection of accessed resources on the network site. A resource at the network site is registered as a marked resource, and a marked resource anchor associated with the marked resource is generated. A number of branches of the marked resource anchor are them populated for the network site based on the indexed zone hierarchy of the network site, the marked resource, and the collection of accessed resources.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2017Date of Patent: March 12, 2019Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventor: Peter Frank Hill
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Patent number: 10223458Abstract: Techniques and solutions for provided for generating web content magazines. For example, a web content magazine can be generated by obtaining a user-specific interest model for a particular user, determining a reading time period, obtain web content that can be read by the user within the reading time period, processing the obtained web content to generate a web content magazine, and providing the web content magazine for display. The web content magazine can contain an amount of content that can be read by the user within the reading time period according to the user's reading speed.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Kevin Decker, Peter Frank Hill, Saral Jain
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Publication number: 20190066176Abstract: A system is configured to receive a network resource request from a user device configured with a browsing application, wherein the request includes identification data associated with the user device. The system transmits, to a network resource provider, a request for the network resource, wherein the request transmitted to the network resource provider excludes identification data included in the request received from the user device. The system receives from the network resource provider a response, including a document comprising a field configured to receive payment information for an item purchase. The system receives from the browsing application an indication that an anonymous payment instrument, associated with a first entity different than the user, is to be used to purchase a first item at a first price. The system causes information regarding the anonymous payment instrument to be provided to the network resource provider.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Inventors: Leon Robert Warman, Kurt Kufeld, Peter Sven Vosshall, Kyle Bradley Peterson, Peter Frank Hill, Chelsea Celest Krueger, Arun Sundaram
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Patent number: 10164993Abstract: Content inspection and analysis are described. A server stores a definition of sets of browser policies. A definition of one or more sets of users is stored. The server stores an association with a respective set of browser policies for the one or more sets of users. A request is received from a client browser associated with a user, wherein the client browser is configured to communicate with the server. The server determines which set of users the user is associated with. The server identifies a first set of browser policies that is associated with the determined set of users and applies the identified first set of browser policies to the request.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2017Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Robert Warman, Kurt Kufeld, Peter Sven Vosshall, Jesper Mikael Johansson, Kyle Bradley Peterson, Peter Frank Hill
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Publication number: 20180348988Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 13, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Inventors: Charley Ames, Dennis Pilarinos, Peter Frank Hill, Sasha Mikhael Perez, Timothy Thomas Gray
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Patent number: 10115141Abstract: A system is configured to receive a network resource request from a user device configured with a browsing application, wherein the request includes identification data associated with the user device. The system transmits, to a network resource provider, a request for the network resource, wherein the request transmitted to the network resource provider excludes identification data included in the request received from the user device. The system receives from the network resource provider a response, including a document comprising a field configured to receive payment information for an item purchase. The system receives from the browsing application an indication that an anonymous payment instrument, associated with a first entity different than the user, is to be used to purchase a first item at a first price. The system causes information regarding the anonymous payment instrument to be provided to the network resource provider.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Leon Robert Warman, Kurt Kufeld, Peter Sven Vosshall, Kyle Bradley Peterson, Peter Frank Hill, Chelsea Celest Krueger, Arun Sundaram
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Patent number: 10095663Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Lynch Hayden
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Patent number: 10067634Abstract: Approaches enable three-dimensional (3D) display and interaction with interfaces (such as a webpage, an application, etc.) when the device is operating in a 3D view mode. For example, interface elements can be highlighted, emphasized, animated, or otherwise altered in appearance, and/or arrangement in the renderings of those interfaces based at least in part on an orientation of the device or a position of a user using the device. Further, the 3D view mode can provide for an animated 3D departure and appearance of elements as the device navigates from a current page to a new page. Further still, approaches provide for the ability to specify 3D attributes (such as the appearance, action, etc.) of the interface elements. In this way, a developer of such interfaces can use information (e.g., tags, CSS, JavaScript, etc.) to specify a 3D appearance change to be applied to at least one interface element when the 3D view mode is activated.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2013Date of Patent: September 4, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Charley Ames, Dennis Pilarinos, Peter Frank Hill, Sasha Mikhael Perez, Timothy Thomas Gray
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Patent number: 10031891Abstract: A system and process are disclosed for providing users with page previews during page loading events, such that the delay experienced before the display of page content is reduced. The previews may include screenshots of the pages or of portions thereof, and may be generated periodically and cached by the system for delivery to user devices. The process of generating and delivering the previews via the Internet or some other network may be implemented partly or wholly within an intermediary system that sits logically between the user devices and content servers. The process may be used with existing browsers without the need for any browser modifications, or may be used with a “preview-aware” browser that includes special program code for providing page previews.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2013Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies Inc.Inventors: Rohit Krishna Kumar, Scott Zachary Bressler, Ivan King Yu Sham, Ian William Stewart, Brett Richard Taylor, Peter Frank Hill, Aakarsh Nair, Steven Michael Reddie, Patrick Joseph Armstrong, Samuel John Young, Ameet Nirmal Vaswani, Andrew Hayden
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Publication number: 20180105111Abstract: A rear-view mirror wiper system for wiping moisture from a rear-view mirror includes a vehicle. The vehicle has a pair of rear-view mirrors. A pair of wiping units is provided. Each of the wiping units is coupled to an associated one of the rear-view mirrors. Thus, each of the wiping wipes moisture from the mirror of the associated rear-view mirrors thereby enhancing visibility.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventor: Frank Hill
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Patent number: 9760550Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to, among other things, managing browsing histories based at least in part on metadata and/or tags associated with a web request. In some examples, a web service may collect metadata associated with the web request. Based at least in part on the collected metadata, content tags associated with the web request may be identified. Additionally, in some examples, one or more browsing metrics may be generated. The browsing metric may be configured to identify at least a web request characteristic to be compared with a second web request characteristic.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Peter Frank Hill, Brett Richard Taylor