Patents by Inventor Hiep Khuu

Hiep Khuu 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: 10863302
    Abstract: Examples generate a route point radius for a geofence. A point of interest (POI) is identified. The coordinates for a route point on a navigational path associated with the POI is obtained. A distance from the coordinates of the route point to the POI is determined to generate a radius. An extension amount to encompass at least a portion of the navigational path is added to the radius to generate a route point radius. A contextual environment of a user traveling on the navigational path is utilized to adjust the route point radius. The contextual environment includes the mode of travel and/or the direction of travel of the user. A geofence is generated based on at least one route point radius associated with the POI. An alert is triggered when a user crosses a perimeter of the geofence encompassing the portion of the navigational path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Fernando Gonzalez, Hiep Khuu
  • Publication number: 20180091940
    Abstract: Examples generate a route point radius for a geofence. A point of interest (POI) is identified. The coordinates for a route point on a navigational path associated with the POI is obtained. A distance from the coordinates of the route point to the POI is determined to generate a radius. An extension amount to encompass at least a portion of the navigational path is added to the radius to generate a route point radius. A contextual environment of a user traveling on the navigational path is utilized to adjust the route point radius. The contextual environment includes the mode of travel and/or the direction of travel of the user. A geofence is generated based on at least one route point radius associated with the POI. An alert is triggered when a user crosses a perimeter of the geofence encompassing the portion of the navigational path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Fernando Gonzalez, Hiep Khuu
  • Patent number: 9706364
    Abstract: A determination of whether a mobile computing device is indoors or outdoors can incorporate any of a variety of factors to make an efficient and accurate determination of indoor-outdoor status. Such a status can be useful for use in conjunction with positioning services. Features such as bounding boxes, activity determination, and the like can be used to strike a balance between power consumption and accuracy. A positive user experience with fewer false detections can result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Kay, Chih-Wei Wang, Priyanka B. Vegesna, Jyh-Han Lin, Hiep Khuu, Cristina del Amo Casado, David Hoover, Stephen P. DiAcetis, Fernando Gonzalez
  • Publication number: 20160080911
    Abstract: A determination of whether a mobile computing device is indoors or outdoors can incorporate any of a variety of factors to make an efficient and accurate determination of indoor-outdoor status. Such a status can be useful for use in conjunction with positioning services. Features such as bounding boxes, activity determination, and the like can be used to strike a balance between power consumption and accuracy. A positive user experience with fewer false detections can result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan Kay, Chih-Wei Wang, Priyanka B. Vegesna, Jyh-Han Lin, Hiep Khuu, Cristina del Amo Casado, David Hoover, Stephen P. DiAcetis, Fernando Gonzalez