Patents by Inventor Gordon Sims

Gordon Sims 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).

  • Patent number: 11836183
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatically annotating or curating digital images using various signals generated by individual users, in addition to or instead of content of the digital images themselves, thereby to enable the digital images to be retrieved from a searchable database based on their annotations. In particular, techniques are described herein for identifying events associated with a user, e.g., based on natural language input provided by a user, and automatically classifying/annotating images inferred to be related to those events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Maryam Garrett, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Gordon Sims
  • Publication number: 20230146144
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatically annotating or curating digital images using various signals generated by individual users, in addition to or instead of content of the digital images themselves, thereby to enable the digital images to be retrieved from a searchable database based on their annotations. In particular, techniques are described herein for identifying events associated with a user, e.g., based on natural language input provided by a user, and automatically classifying/annotating images inferred to be related to those events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2023
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: Maryam Garrett, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Gordon Sims
  • Patent number: 11567991
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatically annotating or curating digital images using various signals generated by individual users, in addition to or instead of content of the digital images themselves, thereby to enable the digital images to be retrieved from a searchable database based on their annotations. In particular, techniques are described herein for identifying events associated with a user, e.g., based on natural language input provided by a user, and automatically classifying/annotating images inferred to be related to those events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Maryam Garrett, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Gordon Sims
  • Publication number: 20210073272
    Abstract: Implementations are described herein for automatically annotating or curating digital images using various signals generated by individual users, in addition to or instead of content of the digital images themselves, thereby to enable the digital images to be retrieved from a searchable database based on their annotations. In particular, techniques are described herein for identifying events associated with a user, e.g., based on natural language input provided by a user, and automatically classifying/annotating images inferred to be related to those events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Maryam Garrett, Wan Fen Nicole Quah, Gordon Sims
  • Publication number: 20150341454
    Abstract: A system and method for generating activity summaries for users. User activity information is received by a user activity information receiver module. Once enough data is received and processed, the data is analyzes and segmented to determine and create an activity summary or story. Content is selected. The selection of the content includes selection of content items, such as multimedia items, e.g. pictures and videos. Secondary information, such as user activity information or location information is analyzed. A story is generated based on the selected content, including the selected content. The story is represented by a display of the selected media and other information associated with the media.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Gordon Sims, Kenny Joseph Leftin, Ryan Leigland
  • Patent number: 7879135
    Abstract: Contemplated plants include an acid gas enrichment unit in which acid gas unsuitable for feeding into a Claus plant from an upstream acid gas removal unit is separated into a concentrated hydrogen sulfide stream that is fed to the Claus plant and a carbon dioxide stream that is compressed in a compressor before sequestration, further purification, and/or recycling to a gasification unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fluor Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ravi Ravikumar, Gordon Sims, Harold Sandler
  • Publication number: 20090092524
    Abstract: Contemplated plants include an acid gas enrichment unit in which acid gas unsuitable for feeding into a Claus plant from an upstream acid gas removal unit is separated into a concentrated hydrogen sulfide stream that is fed to the Claus plant and a carbon dioxide stream that is compressed in a compressor before sequestration, further purification, and/or recycling to a gasification unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: FLUOR TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ravi Ravikumar, Gordon Sims, Harold Sandler