Patents by Inventor Joseph Xavier

Joseph Xavier 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: 12111889
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for automatically updating item image information stored in an item images data store and used for processing captured images to identify items represented in those images. In one implementation, once an identity of an item has been verified, captured images of that item are associated with the item and stored in the item images data store. As a result, the item images data store is updated each time an image of the item is captured and the identity of the item is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip Kumar, Jon Robert Ducrou, Joseph Xavier, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Michel Leonard Goldstein, Michael Lee Brundage
  • Patent number: 11042787
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for automatically updating item image information stored in an item images data store and used for processing captured images to identify items represented in those images. In one implementation, once an identity of an item has been verified, captured images of that item are associated with the item and stored in the item images data store. As a result, the item images data store is updated each time an image of the item is captured and the identity of the item is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip Kumar, Jon Robert Ducrou, Joseph Xavier, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Michel Leonard Goldstein, Michael Lee Brundage
  • Patent number: 10812528
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
  • Patent number: 10296814
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a system for automatically updating item image information stored in an item images data store and used for processing captured images to identify items represented in those images. In one implementation, once an identity of an item has been verified, captured images of that item are associated with the item and stored in the item images data store. As a result, the item images data store is updated each time an image of the item is captured and the identity of the item is verified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip Kumar, Jon Robert Ducrou, Joseph Xavier, Ramanathan Palaniappan, Michel Leonard Goldstein, Michael Lee Brundage
  • Publication number: 20180332077
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
  • Patent number: 10069865
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
  • Publication number: 20180013790
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
  • Publication number: 20170359375
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant
  • Patent number: 9774623
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
  • Patent number: 9774624
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C. J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
  • Publication number: 20150339759
    Abstract: A system may use search refinements to identify new product trends. These product trends may be associated with attributes or product features that may previously have been available, but are newly of interest to a users. The system may compare search refinements used by users during an earlier time period with search refinements used during a more recent time period to identify search refinements that are used more often during the later time period. Based on this comparison, the system can identify a product feature that is of interest to users during the later time period, but not the earlier time period. The system can then recommend products with the product feature to potential customers. Further, if the product feature was not available during the earlier time period, the system can identify to potential customers that the product feature is newly available in relation to the earlier time period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Elmore Eugene Pope, Scott Allen Mongrain, Joseph Xavier, Srikanth Thirumalai
  • Patent number: 9076179
    Abstract: An interactive system generates personalized item recommendations for users based partly or wholly on ratings assigned by the users to particular items. The system includes an item rating user interface that enables a user to view, prior to rating an item, information regarding the types of items that will be recommended to the user if the user assigns a particular rating or type of rating to the item. The user interface thereby enables users to refrain from performing rating actions that will tend to result in low utility or “poor quality” recommendations from the users' perspectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, George M. Ionkov, Jeffrey D. Lehman, Japan S. Doshi, Sandy Wenling Qiu, Bobby P. Nath
  • Publication number: 20150154685
    Abstract: A system may identify new features of items represented in an electronic catalog by comparing the attributes of items from an earlier time period (e.g., 1 to 3 years ago) with the attributes of items from a later or more recent time period (e.g., today) for a given items classification. By identifying attributes associated with items from the later time period, but not with items from the earlier time period, the system can identify new features associated with the given items classification. In some cases, the system may use search behaviors of users to assess whether such new features are important to users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Elmore Eugene Pope, Scott Allen Mongrain, Joseph Xavier, Srikanth Thirumalai
  • Patent number: 8886351
    Abstract: A machine for use in assembling a vehicle is described herein. The vehicle includes at least a first component and a second component adapted to be coupled to the first component to form a component assembly. The machine includes at least one component tooling apparatus that is configured to selectively adjust an orientation of the second component with respect to the first component. A control system is coupled to the at least one component tooling apparatus. The control system includes a processor that is configured to receive a unique vehicle identifier associated with the component assembly, and determine a design orientation of the second component with respect to the first component based at least in part on the received unique vehicle identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Greg Camp, George Branch
  • Publication number: 20140298464
    Abstract: Anti-Phishing protection assists in protecting against phishing attacks. Any links that are contained within a message that has been identified as a phishing message are disabled. A warning message is shown when the phishing message is accessed. The first time a disabled link within the phishing message is selected a dismissible dialog box is displayed containing information about how to enable links in the message. After the user dismisses the dialog, clicking on a disabled link causes the warning message to flash drawing the user's attention to the potential severity of the problem. The links may be enabled by the user by selecting the warning message and choosing the appropriate option. Once the user enables the links, future displays of the message show the links as enabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Aime M. Mitchell, Brian J. Tsang, George A. Herbert, Hernan I. Savastano, Lubdha Khandelwal, Robert C.J. Pengelly, Robert Novitskey, Stanley Grant, III
  • Publication number: 20130282519
    Abstract: An interactive system generates personalized item recommendations for users based partly or wholly on ratings assigned by the users to particular items. The system includes an item rating user interface that enables a user to view, prior to rating an item, information regarding the types of items that will be recommended to the user if the user assigns a particular rating or type of rating to the item. The user interface thereby enables users to refrain from performing rating actions that will tend to result in low utility or “poor quality” recommendations from the users' perspectives.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, George M. Ionkov, Jeffrey D. Lehman, Japan S. Doshi, Sandy Wenling Qiu, Bobby P. Nath
  • Patent number: 8484099
    Abstract: A system can compare a newer model of a product to an older model of a product to determine attributes or features that are new to the newer model of the product. The system can then identify other products in the same product category as the newer model of the product that includes the new attribute or product feature. The system can recommend one or more of the products with the new product feature to a potential customer. In some cases, the system may identify an average upgrade time interval for upgrading the product. Then, if the system determines that the upgrade time interval has elapsed since a user obtained the older model of the product, the system can recommend the newer model of the product and/or other products that include the new product feature to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Elmore Eugene Pope, Scott Allen Mongrain, Joseph Xavier, Srikanth Thirumalai
  • Patent number: 8478664
    Abstract: An interactive system generates personalized item recommendations for users based partly or wholly on ratings assigned by the users to particular items. The system includes an item rating user interface that enables a user to view, prior to rating an item, information regarding the types of items that will be recommended to the user if the user assigns a particular rating or type of rating to the item. The user interface thereby enables users to refrain from performing rating actions that will tend to result in low utility or “poor quality” recommendations from the users' perspectives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, George M. Ionkov, Jeffrey D. Lehman, Japan S. Doshi, Sandy Wenling Qiu, Bobby P. Nath
  • Publication number: 20130150996
    Abstract: A machine for use in assembling a vehicle is described herein. The vehicle includes at least a first component and a second component adapted to be coupled to the first component to form a component assembly. The machine includes at least one component tooling apparatus that is configured to selectively adjust an orientation of the second component with respect to the first component. A control system is coupled to the at least one component tooling apparatus. The control system includes a processor that is configured to receive a unique vehicle identifier associated with the component assembly, and determine a design orientation of the second component with respect to the first component based at least in part on the received unique vehicle identifier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joseph Xavier, Greg Camp, George Branch
  • Patent number: 8352512
    Abstract: The present invention provides “XML Schema Collections” and methods and systems for using the same. XML data is typically stored as an XML instance, each of which should conform to a “schema” according to a desired goal. An XML schema provides identification and organization for the data supplied by an XML instance. XML Schema Collections are collections of one or more XML schema namespaces. An storage location designated for storage of XML data, such as an XML column in a relational database, can be “typed” with an XML Schema Collection object, allowing that storage location to store XML instances that conform to more than one XML schema. XML Schema Collections provide increased data storage versatility, and facilitation of data searches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dragan Tomic, Joseph Xavier, Shankar Pal, Istvan Cseri, Gideon Schaller, Michael Rys, Oliver Nicholas Seeliger