Patents by Inventor Kenneth Boyd

Kenneth Boyd 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: 10242477
    Abstract: A system and method for presentation of computer vision (e.g., augmented reality, virtual reality) using user data and a user code is disclosed. A client device can detect an image feature (e.g., scannable code) in one or more images. The image feature is determined to be linked to a user account. User data from the user account can then be used to generate one or more augmented reality display elements that can be anchored to the image feature in the one or more images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Ebony James Charlton, Omer Cansizoglu, Kirk Ouimet, Nathan Kenneth Boyd
  • Patent number: 9922226
    Abstract: Systems and methods for presenting an augmented reality within a custom graphic are provided. In example embodiments, a server receives a scanned image from a client device, the scanned image including a custom graphic and an optical barcode. The server identifies an augmented reality and a user interface item based on the optical barcode. The server transmits the augmented reality to the client device for display, at the client device, within a custom graphic of the scanned image. The server receives an indication that the scanned image was selected at the client device. The server transmits, to the client device, the user interface item for display at the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: SNAP INC.
    Inventors: Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Christopher Jonathan Luc, Kirk Ouimet, Rahul Bhupendra Sheth
  • Patent number: 7689392
    Abstract: A simulation system (30) for simulating an operation of an automotive vehicle includes an input (34) providing vehicle information and path information and a controller (38) having a vehicle computer model therein. The controller (38) is programmed to determine an initial steering wheel angle input to the computer model; determine a first steering wheel angle input to the computer model at a time later than the initial steering wheel angle input by comparing a look ahead point and an intended path; when the vehicle model is understeering, operate the computer model with the initial steering wheel angle input until an error of the first steering wheel angle and the initial is decreasing; when the error decreases, operate the computer model with the first steering wheel angle input; and generate an output in response to the vehicle model and the initial steering wheel input or the first steering wheel input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Joseph Neal, Eric Tseng
  • Patent number: 7689393
    Abstract: A simulation system (30) for simulating an operation of an automotive vehicle includes an input (34) providing vehicle information and path information and a controller (38) having a vehicle computer model therein. The controller (38) is programmed to determine a rear side slip angle of a vehicle computer model; when the rear side slip angle is greater than a threshold, determine a look ahead scale factor; when the rear side slip angle is greater than the threshold, increase a look ahead point as a function of the look ahead scale factor; determine a steering wheel angle input to the computer model by comparing the look ahead point and the intended path; operate the computer model with the steering wheel angle input; and generate an output in response to the vehicle model and the initial steering wheel input or the first steering wheel input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignees: Ford Motor Company, Ford Global Technologies
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Joseph Neal, Eric Tseng
  • Publication number: 20080071999
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a controller receives a request from one of a plurality of hosts. The controller determines whether a primary storage control unit coupled to the controller is operational. A response is generated by accessing the primary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is operational. The response is generated by accessing a secondary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is not operational, wherein data is replicated synchronously from the primary storage control unit to the secondary storage control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Charles Lickel, John Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20080065849
    Abstract: A method to optimize the transmission of data from (N) primary backup appliances interconnected to a plurality of second backup appliances by a single communication link, wherein (N) is greater than 1, by transferring a data set to one or more secondary backup appliances by two or more of the (N) primary backup appliances using the communication link, and completing those transfers of the data sets by the two or more primary backup appliances at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kirby Dahman, Kenneth Day, Philip Doatmas, John Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20070239950
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a primary control unit sends a selected time to a plurality of secondary control units. Clocks are periodically synchronized at the primary control unit and the secondary control units with a time server. The primary control unit and the plurality of secondary control units consistently update secondary storage subsystems coupled to the plurality of secondary control units at the selected time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Kern, Gregory McBride, Kenneth Boyd, William Micka, Gail Spear, Robert Bartfai
  • Publication number: 20070220312
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for switching a volume address association in a point-in-time copy relationship. A copy module creates a point-in-time copy structure of a source volume at a target volume. A migration module copies data from the source volume to the target volume. A detection module detects data corruption in the source volume. A switch module switches a logical volume address from a source volume address of the source volume to a target volume address of the target volume in response to detecting the data corruption, redirecting data reads and writes to the target volume. In one embodiment, a tracking module tracks a current target volume copy of source volume data and redirects an access for source volume data without the current target volume copy to the source volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Stephen Edel, John Wolfgang, Harry Yudenfriend
  • Publication number: 20070220223
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for remote copying of updates to primary and secondary storage locations subject to a copy relationship. A first copy relationship is established between first and second storage locations in a first storage system and second storage system, respectively, wherein updates to the first storage locations are copied to the second storage locations. A second copy relationship is established between the first storage locations in the first copy relationship and third storage locations in a third storage system, wherein updates to the first storage locations are indicated in a first bitmap. A suspended third copy relationship is established between the second storage locations in the first copy relationship and the third storage locations, wherein updates to the second storage locations are indicated in a second bitmap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Lisa Gundy, Nils Kaving, Robert Kern, Gregory McBride, Alan McClure, William Micka, David Petersen, Gail Spear, Warren Stanley
  • Publication number: 20070198780
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for determining prefetch data. A start module communicates a start of a target software process to a storage device. A learning module learns data blocks accessed for the target software process. In one embodiment, a prefetch module prefetches the learned data blocks in response to the start of the target software process. An end module communicates the end of the target software process to the storage device. In one embodiment, the prefetch module terminates prefetching data blocks and the learning module terminates learning the data blocks accessed for the target software process in response to the end module's communication of the end of the target software process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, David Pease, John Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20070168707
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture wherein a command is received for writing data to a first storage location. A determination is made that previously written data is stored in the first storage location. The previously written data is copied to a second storage location, in response to determining that the previously written data is stored in the first storage location. The data is written to the first storage location, in response to copying the previously written data to the second storage location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Kern, Kenneth Boyd, William Micka, Gregory McBride, John Flynn, John Wolfgang, Michael Factor, Amiram Hayardeny, Kenneth Day, Aviad Zlotnick
  • Publication number: 20070156983
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for maintaining consistency when mirroring data using different copy technologies. Update groups having updates to primary storage locations are formed using a first copy technology. The updates in the update groups are copied to secondary storage locations. Update groups having updates to primary storage locations are formed using a second copy technology, wherein the updates in the update groups are copied to secondary storage locations. Indication is made in a data structure of a time of an update in response to including the update in one of the update groups formed using the first copy technology. Indication is also made in the data structure of a time of the update group formed using the second copy technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Robert Kern, Kenneth Boyd, Gregory McBride, Gail Spear, Robert Bartfai, William Micka, Kenneth Day
  • Publication number: 20070130222
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for establishing copy relationships to copy source data to target data. A request is received to establish a copy relationship indicating to copy source data to target data. A determination is made as to whether the source data defined in the request comprises target data defined in a preexisting copy relationship. A determination is made as to whether base source data copied to the target data in the preexisting copy relationship also comprises the source data indicated in the request in response to determining that the source data defined in the request comprises target data in the preexisting copy relationship. A new copy relationship is defined to copy the determined base source data to the target data indicated in the request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: John Wolfgang, Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day
  • Publication number: 20070130216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a technique for data synchronization. A first identifier for a portion of data on a primary volume is determined, wherein a unique identifier is associated with each portion of data at the primary volume. A second identifier for a portion of corresponding data at a secondary volume is determined, wherein a unique identifier is associated with each portion of data at the secondary volume. The first and second identifiers are compared. When the first and second identifiers do not match, the portion of corresponding data at the secondary volume in a storage device is replaced with the portion of data at the primary volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: John Wolfgang, Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Philip Doatmas, Kirby Dahman
  • Publication number: 20070130214
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for continuously protecting data. A mirror module mirrors a primary record set to a base record set. A log module accumulates each record change to the primary record set in a log. A change selection module selects a record change from the log. A change application module applies the selected record change to the base record set to form a recovered record set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, John Flynn, Robert Kern, Gregory McBride, William Micka, David Shackelford
  • Publication number: 20070055712
    Abstract: In a data processing environment, data is replicated to a remote or secondary storage device in a manner which reduces the adverse performance effects and inefficient bandwidth usage imposed by the conventional one-transaction-at-a-time process. Transactions to be transferred are grouped by a replication manager by selecting transactions having start times earlier than the completion time of a first transaction. Thus, no transaction in a group will be dependent upon any other transaction in the group. Once selected, all transactions in the group may then be transferred to the secondary storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2005
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation
    Inventors: John Wolfgang, Kenneth Day, Kenneth Boyd
  • Publication number: 20070006024
    Abstract: A method to adjust the data transfer rate for one of (N) primary backup appliances. The method forms by a first primary backup appliance at least one consistent transactions set. The first primary backup appliance receives the (n)th status signal, and the (n+1)th status signal from each of the other (N-1) primary backup appliances. The method calculates the (n)th effective bandwidth for each of the (N) primary backup appliances, the (n)th time to complete for each of the (N) primary backup appliances, and the (n)th effective aggregate bandwidth for all (N) primary appliances. If the (n)th time to complete for the first primary backup appliance is greater than the (n)th time to complete for each of the other (N-1) primary backup appliances, then the method provides at least one consistent transactions set from the first primary backup appliance to a first secondary backup appliance with no delay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kirby Dahman, Kenneth Day, Philip Doatmas, John Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20060179082
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein data and metadata are generated in a computational device, wherein the generated data is stored in a first physical storage device coupled to the computational device, and wherein the generated metadata is stored transiently in the computational device. The data and the metadata are replicated to a second physical storage device. The replicated data and the replicated metadata in the second physical storage device are used to recover from a failure of at least one of the computational device and the first physical storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Mark Dean, John Wolfgang
  • Publication number: 20060161700
    Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture, wherein a controller receives a request from one of a plurality of hosts. The controller determines whether a primary storage control unit coupled to the controller is operational. A response is generated by accessing the primary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is operational. The response is generated by accessing a secondary storage control unit, in response to determining that the primary storage control unit is not operational, wherein data is replicated synchronously from the primary storage control unit to the secondary storage control unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Kenneth Boyd, Kenneth Day, Charles Lickel, John Wolfgang
  • Patent number: D833528
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jinwoo Kim, Evan Spiegel, Cory Grenier, Kameron Sheffield, Nathan Kenneth Boyd