Patents by Inventor Joshua Walters

Joshua Walters 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: 11933976
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of one or more head-mounted display (HMD) system components of an HMD system. The HMD components may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors or other types of detectors. The HMD system may be operative to detect corrupted position tracking samples, allowing such samples to be ignored, thereby improving the position tracking process. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of detectors. Control circuitry may process the sensor data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of one or more HMD components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Valve Corporation
    Inventors: Evan Fletcher, Jeffrey Walter Mucha, Joshua Mark Hudman, Alan Yates, Gordon Wayne Stoll, Jeffrey George Leinbaugh, Charles Lohr
  • Patent number: 11829746
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a multi-component application, including a first and second component. Functionality of the application may be easily and rapidly modified by modification to the first component, without requiring modification to the second component. The first component may be implemented locally at a client device, while the second component is implemented remotely. While modification of the second component may require privileges of a remote location, a user of a client device may modify the first component while maintaining interoperability and compatibility with the second component, thereby enabling the end user to modify functionality of the multi-component application. In some instances, different versions of a first component are provided, and an end user of a client device is enabled to specify which version of the first component should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Akash Dwivedi, Simon Foster Fishel, Isabelle Park, Vivian Shen, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11809497
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing events having raw machine data associated with a timestamp using one or more pivot identifiers and one or more step identifiers to generate one or more journey instances. Based on the one or more pivot identifier field, the system can relate events that have a common field value for the pivot identifier field. Based on the one or more step identifiers, the system can group the related events into a subset of events. Using the subset of events, the system can build a journey instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Isabelle Park, Joshua Walters, Eric Tschetter, Simon Foster Fishel
  • Patent number: 11727016
    Abstract: A method of identifying exemplary spans associated with a real user session comprises aggregating ingested spans associated with user interaction with an application during the user session. The method also comprises segmenting the user session into chunks and storing each chunk with an identifier indicating a location of a respective chunk. Further, responsive to user-specified parameters included in a query, the method comprises accessing a chunk using a respective identifier and applying the user-specified parameters to spans in the chunk. Additionally, the method comprises rendering a waterfall visualization comprising exemplary spans associated with the user session, wherein the exemplary spans surface in response to the applying the user-specified parameters to the plurality of spans in the chunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.
    Inventors: Mayank Agarwal, Rahul Gidwani, Justin Smith, Joshua Walters, John Bennett Wundes
  • Patent number: 11625394
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting transformations of a graph generated from a query to event data. The event data may be unstructured event data, from which instances of a journey can be identified that represent sequences of related events describing actions performed in a computing environment. When evaluating journey instances, it can be helpful to visualize the instances as a graph. Depending on the instances viewed, a user may desire different modifications to the graph. While such modifications can be made when initially building instances from the unstructured event data, this can limit reuse of the resulting instances (since the modification would also be present when evaluating other subsets). To address this, embodiments of the present disclosure enable graph modifications to be applied to subsets of journey instances after building those instances from unstructured event data, increasing reuse of instances built from a query against the unstructured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Basavaiah, Elizabeth Li, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters
  • Publication number: 20230092789
    Abstract: Battery systems according to embodiments of the present technology may include a battery including a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal accessible along a first surface of the battery. The battery may define a recessed portion of the battery along the first surface of the battery between the first electrode terminal and the second electrode terminal. The battery systems may include a module electrically coupled with the battery. The module may include a circuit board. The module may include a first conductive tab extending from a second surface of the circuit board opposite the first surface of the circuit board. The first conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the first electrode terminal. The module may include a second conductive tab extending from the second surface of the circuit board. The second conductive tab may be electrically coupling the module with the second electrode terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Oba, Brian K. Shiu, Michael P. Zhang, Xiao Liu, Christopher R. Pasma, Steven M. Labovitz, Katharine R. Chemelewski, Erik D. Gillow, Joshua Walter, Junhua Liu, Michael H. Tsai, Stephan P. Abdo
  • Patent number: 11602985
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a cooling assembly for a vehicle. In one example, the cooling assembly may be a non-rectangular cooler positioned in a front end of the vehicle with an entry duct continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged upstream of the non-rectangular cooler and an exit duct also continuous with the non-rectangular cooler and arranged downstream of the non-rectangular cooler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Keith Weston, Matthew Arthur Titus, Trenton Lee Mcmillion, Ryan Orourke, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11550849
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing events having raw machine data associated with a timestamp using one or more pivot identifiers and one or more step identifiers to generate one or more journey instances. Based on the one or more pivot identifier field, the system can relate events that have a common field value for the pivot identifier field. Based on the one or more step identifiers, the system can group the related events into a subset of events. Using the subset of events, the system can build a journey instance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Isabelle Park, Joshua Walters, Eric Tschetter, Simon Foster Fishel
  • Publication number: 20220088623
    Abstract: A spray head includes a body and a modular spray assembly. The body includes a cavity therein. The modular spray assembly is detachably coupled to the body. The modular spray assembly includes a housing, a spray member, a cover, an impeller, and a rotor. The spray member is rotatably coupled to the housing. The cover is coupled to the housing and includes a shaft disposed in the housing. The impeller is rotatably coupled to the shaft. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the impeller and the spray member. The rotor is configured to rotate eccentrically relative to the impeller and the spray member. The housing includes an inlet configured to direct a flow of fluid from the cavity to an interior of the housing to rotate the impeller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Pete Kajuch, Joshua Walter
  • Patent number: 11269876
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for supporting transformations of a graph generated from a query to event data. The event data may be unstructured event data, from which instances of a journey can be identified that represent sequences of related events describing actions performed in a computing environment. When evaluating journey instances, it can be helpful to visualize the instances as a graph. Depending on the instances viewed, a user may desire different modifications to the graph. While such modifications can be made when initially building instances from the unstructured event data, this can limit reuse of the resulting instances (since the modification would also be present when evaluating other subsets). To address this, embodiments of the present disclosure enable graph modifications to be applied to subsets of journey instances after building those instances from unstructured event data, increasing reuse of instances built from a query against the unstructured data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Basavaiah, Elizabeth Li, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11263229
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for efficiently detecting alert states within unstructured event data. Alert states are illustratively defined as occurring when a threshold number of journey instances are present within the unstructured event data, each journey instance representing a series of events within the event data representing steps within a pre-defined journey. Detecting journey instances within unstructured event data can require significant computational resources, and thus attempting to detect alert states directly from unstructured event data can lead to inefficiencies. Embodiments of this disclosure enable a structured data set of journey instances to be generated from unstructured event data, and for the structured data set to be evaluated based on criteria of multiple alert states. By utilizing a single structured data set to support evaluation based on multiple alert states, detecting alert states from unstructured event data is rendered more efficient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Chandrashekar Basavaiah, Jindrich Dinga, Elizabeth Li, Cary Glen Noel, Isabelle Park, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters, Mei Chun Yeh
  • Patent number: 11256497
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a multi-component application, including a first and second component. Functionality of the application may be easily and rapidly modified by modification to the first component, without requiring modification to the second component. The first component may be implemented locally at a client device, while the second component is implemented remotely. While modification of the second component may require privileges of a remote location, a user of a client device may modify the first component while maintaining interoperability and compatibility with the second component, thereby enabling the end user to modify functionality of the multi-component application. In some instances, different versions of a first component are provided, and an end user of a client device is enabled to specify which version of the first component should be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Akash Dwivedi, Simon Foster Fishel, Isabelle Park, Vivian Shen, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11227256
    Abstract: The present teaching generally relates to detecting data bucket discrepancies associated with online experiments. In a non-limiting embodiment, a monitoring layer may be generated within an online experimentation platform that includes at least a first layer, and where a first online experiment is associated with the first layer, the monitoring layer includes a monitoring layer data bucket, and the first layer includes at least a first data bucket. First data representing user activity associated with a first plurality of identifiers may be obtained, the user activity being associated with the first layer. Second data representing at least one user engagement parameter may be generated, and a first discrepancy between the first and second data may be determined. The first discrepancy indicating a first amount of identifiers that include a first metadata tag associated with the first layer and lack a second metadata tag associated with the monitoring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: VERIZON MEDIA INC.
    Inventors: Niru Appikatala, Miao Chen, Michael Natkovich, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11213837
    Abstract: A spray head comprises a body, a rotatable member, and a first bearing. The rotatable member is rotatably coupled to the body and includes a plurality of vanes and a plurality of spray nozzles. The first bearing is coupled to the body and is configured to define a rotational axis of the rotatable member. The first bearing includes a longitudinal channel and a plurality of distribution channels extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal channel through the first bearing. The first bearing is configured to direct a flow of water through the longitudinal channel and the plurality of distribution channels toward the plurality of vanes to rotate the rotatable member about the first bearing, so as to direct the flow of water through the plurality of spray nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Pete Kajuch, Joshua Walter
  • Patent number: 11194564
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a multi-component application, including a first and second component. Functionality of the application may be modified by modification of the first component, potentially without requiring modification of the second component. However, some functionalities added to application may require modifications to both the first and second component. To maintain compatibility between components, the first component can be configured to detect versioning information of a second component, and adjust its functionality to disable functions unavailable due to lack of compatibility with a current version of the second component. The first component can notify an end user of any such lack of compatibility, and potentially instruct the end user in updating the second component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Akash Dwivedi, Simon Foster Fishel, Eric Tschetter, Joshua Walters
  • Patent number: 11145024
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for processing are described. A device may parse a set of layers of a deep neural network. The set of layers may be associated with a set of machine learning operations of the deep neural network. The device may determine one or more layer parameters based on the determined set of layers. In some aspects, the device may determine an execution time associated with executing a shader dispatch based on the one or more layer parameters. The device may batch the shader dispatch to a command buffer based on the execution time and process the command buffer based on the batching. The device may determine a target execution time based on an assembly time associated with the command buffer, a processing time associated with the command buffer, a frequency level associated with processing the command buffer, the one or more layer parameters, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Balaji Calidas, Joshua Walter Kelly, Avinash Seetharamaiah, Jonnala Gadda Nagendra Kumar, Hitendra Mohan Gangani
  • Publication number: 20210224331
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for processing events having raw machine data associated with a timestamp using one or more pivot identifiers and one or more step identifiers to generate one or more journey instances. Based on the one or more pivot identifier field, the system can relate events that have a common field value for the pivot identifier field. Based on the one or more step identifiers, the system can group the related events into a subset of events. Using the subset of events, the system can build a journey instance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Joerg Beringer, Isabelle Park, Joshua Walters, Eric Tschetter, Simon Foster Fishel
  • Publication number: 20210201433
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for processing are described. A device may parse a set of layers of a deep neural network. The set of layers may be associated with a set of machine learning operations of the deep neural network. The device may determine one or more layer parameters based on the determined set of layers. In some aspects, the device may determine an execution time associated with executing a shader dispatch based on the one or more layer parameters. The device may batch the shader dispatch to a command buffer based on the execution time and process the command buffer based on the batching. The device may determine a target execution time based on an assembly time associated with the command buffer, a processing time associated with the command buffer, a frequency level associated with processing the command buffer, the one or more layer parameters, or some combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Balaji CALIDAS, Joshua Walter Kelly, Avinash Seetharamaiah, Jonnala Gadda Nagendra Kumar, Hitendra Mohan Gangani
  • Patent number: D1024870
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Piaskowski, Doyle Letson, Christopher Walter, Joshua Greiner, Rachel Robinson
  • Patent number: D1024871
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Joel Piaskowski, Doyle Letson, Christopher Walter, Omead Dorandish, Joshua Greiner