Patents by Inventor Ken Wakasa
Ken Wakasa 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: 11113989Abstract: A device implementing dynamic library access based on proximate programmable item detection includes a sensor and a processor configured to detect, using the sensor, a programmable physical item in a proximate area. The processor is further configured to, responsive to detecting the programmable physical item, provide an indication of available functions for programming the programmable physical item. The processor is further configured to receive input of code that comprises at least one of the available functions for programming the programmable physical item. The processor is further configured to program the programmable physical item based at least in part on the code. In one or more implementations, the processor may be further configured to translate the code into a set of commands for programming the programmable physical item and to transmit the set of commands to the programmable physical item.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tyler L. Casella, Edwin W. Foo, Norman N. Wang, Ken Wakasa
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Patent number: 11107367Abstract: A device implementing an adaptive assembly guidance system includes an image sensor and a processor configured to capture, using the image sensor, an image of a set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to process the captured image to detect individual connectable components of the set of connectable components and to detect a current configuration of the set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to determine, based at least in part on the detected individual connectable components of the set of connectable components, a recommended configuration of the set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to display information for assembling the set of connectable components into the recommended configuration from the current configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Tyler L. Casella, Edwin W. Foo, Norman N. Wang, Ken Wakasa
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Publication number: 20200050661Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2019Publication date: February 13, 2020Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Patent number: 10489508Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20180277014Abstract: A device implementing dynamic library access based on proximate programmable item detection includes a sensor and a processor configured to detect, using the sensor, a programmable physical item in a proximate area. The processor is further configured to, responsive to detecting the programmable physical item, provide an indication of available functions for programming the programmable physical item. The processor is further configured to receive input of code that comprises at least one of the available functions for programming the programmable physical item. The processor is further configured to program the programmable physical item based at least in part on the code. In one or more implementations, the processor may be further configured to translate the code into a set of commands for programming the programmable physical item and to transmit the set of commands to the programmable physical item.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Tyler L. CASELLA, Edwin W. FOO, Norman N. WANG, Ken WAKASA
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Publication number: 20180277015Abstract: A device implementing an adaptive assembly guidance system includes an image sensor and a processor configured to capture, using the image sensor, an image of a set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to process the captured image to detect individual connectable components of the set of connectable components and to detect a current configuration of the set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to determine, based at least in part on the detected individual connectable components of the set of connectable components, a recommended configuration of the set of connectable components. The processor is further configured to display information for assembling the set of connectable components into the recommended configuration from the current configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2017Publication date: September 27, 2018Inventors: Tyler L. CASELLA, Edwin W. FOO, Norman N. WANG, Ken WAKASA
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Publication number: 20180018314Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Patent number: 9798718Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Patent number: 9552080Abstract: In one example, a method includes outputting, at a presence-sensitive display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receiving an indication of a gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include determining, in response to the indication, a candidate word based at least in part on the group of keys. The method may further include determining a group of alignment points traversed by the gesture and respective cost values for each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include comparing the respective cost values for at least each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys to determine a combination of keys having a combined cost value and outputting the candidate word that is based on the respective cost values.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2014Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Ciprian Ioan Chelba, Xiaojun Bi, Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa, Keisuke Kuroyanagi
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Patent number: 9542385Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20170003869Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20150378983Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2015Publication date: December 31, 2015Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Patent number: 9134906Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2014Date of Patent: September 15, 2015Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20140344748Abstract: In one example, a method includes outputting, at a presence-sensitive display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receiving an indication of a gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include determining, in response to the indication, a candidate word based at least in part on the group of keys. The method may further include determining a group of alignment points traversed by the gesture and respective cost values for each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include comparing the respective cost values for at least each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys to determine a combination of keys having a combined cost value and outputting the candidate word that is based on the respective cost values.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Ciprian Ioan Chelba, Xiaojun Bi, Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa, Keisuke Kuroyanagi
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Patent number: 8782549Abstract: In one example, a method includes outputting, at a presence-sensitive display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receiving an indication of a gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include determining, in response to the indication, a candidate word based at least in part on the group of keys. The method may further include determining a group of alignment points traversed by the gesture and respective cost values for each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include comparing the respective cost values for at least each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys to determine a combination of keys having a combined cost value and outputting the candidate word that is based on the respective cost values.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2013Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Ciprian Ioan Chelba, Xiaojun Bi, Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa, Keisuke Kuroyanagi
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Publication number: 20140189568Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2014Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20140108991Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Patent number: 8701032Abstract: In one example, a computing device includes at least one processor that is operatively coupled to a presence-sensitive display and a gesture module operable by the at least one processor. The gesture module may be operable by the at least one processor to output, for display at the presence-sensitive display, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receive an indication of a continuous gesture detected at the presence-sensitive display, the continuous gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The gesture module may be further operable to determine, in response to receiving the indication of the continuous gesture and based at least in part on the group of keys of the plurality of keys, a candidate phrase comprising a group of candidate words.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: April 15, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Shumin Zhai, Yu Ouyang, Ken Wakasa, Satoshi Kataoka
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Publication number: 20140101594Abstract: In one example, a method includes outputting, at a presence-sensitive display operatively coupled to a computing device, a graphical keyboard comprising a plurality of keys and receiving an indication of a gesture to select a group of keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include determining, in response to the indication, a candidate word based at least in part on the group of keys. The method may further include determining a group of alignment points traversed by the gesture and respective cost values for each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys. The method may further include comparing the respective cost values for at least each of at least two keys of the plurality of keys to determine a combination of keys having a combined cost value and outputting the candidate word that is based on the respective cost values.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2013Publication date: April 10, 2014Inventors: Yu Ouyang, Shumin Zhai, Ciprian Ioan Chelba, Xiaojun Bi, Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa, Keisuke Kuroyanagi
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Publication number: 20130067383Abstract: Aspects of this disclosure are directed to receiving, by a computing device having one or more processors and a presence-sensitive interface, an indication of a first user gesture to select an icon of a graphical keyboard displayed by the presence-sensitive interface, and receiving, by the computing device, an indication of a second user gesture that indicates a rate of execution of a function associated with the selected icon. The computing device may execute the function associated with the selected icon at an execution rate based on the indicated rate of execution.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Satoshi Kataoka, Ken Wakasa