Patents by Inventor Mark Chien

Mark Chien 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: 11928558
    Abstract: A request is received associated with a review. Within first content, a first field of interest and a second field of interest are identified and within second content, a third field of interest and a fourth field of interest are identified. A review is generated that includes a first indication of the first field of interest and a second indication of the second field of interest within the first content, as well as a third indication of the third field of interest and a fourth indication of the fourth field of interest within the second content. The review is transmitted to a device of a reviewer for reviewing the content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Siddharth Vivek Joshi, Anuj Gupta, Mark Chien, Jonathan Thomas Greenlee, Stefano Stefani, Warren Barkley, Jon I. Turow, Sindhu Chejerla, Kriti Bharti, Prateek Sharma
  • Publication number: 20240077324
    Abstract: Presented are techniques of identifying, processing and displaying data point clusters associated with map information in an efficient manner Methods and systems are disclosed which process map information to identify clusters of requested data points for display, based on iterative clustering and filtering of the data points. Methods and systems are also disclosed which generate polygons representing the clusters. The amount of data to be processed and/or displayed can be reduced, without loss of any associated information content in a displayed map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Steve Chien, Mark Yinan Li, Marc Schaub, Benjamin Anderson, James Aspinall, Zhou Bailiang, Ruwen Hess
  • Patent number: 11645947
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a tabletop game assistant system configured to ingest and guide tangible games (such as board games, card games, etc.) using natural language interaction and image capture/visual display components. The system can include features enabling a game developer to “teach” the system the rules of a game using natural language, such as written instructions, to reduce or eliminate the need for writing dedicated code. The system may process images of a game board and/or tokens such as game pieces and/or cards to further generate game data in the form of a logical game model. The system can use the game data to guide human players of the game and, in some cases, participate as a player itself. The system may further be configured to observe a game and detect invalid actions, answer questions regarding the rules, and suggest moves. The system may provide additional utilities such as generating a random output (e.g., rolling virtual dice) and learning to recognize new game pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Blair, Mark Chien, Farah Lynn Houston, Steven T Rabuchin
  • Patent number: 11600263
    Abstract: This disclosure describes a tabletop game assistant system configured to ingest and guide tangible games (such as board games, card games, etc.) using natural language interaction and image capture/visual display components. The system can include features enabling a game developer to “teach” the system the rules of a game using natural language, such as written instructions, to reduce or eliminate the need for writing dedicated code. The system may process images of a game board and/or tokens such as game pieces and/or cards to further generate game data in the form of a logical game model. The system can use the game data to guide human players of the game and, in some cases, participate as a player itself. The system may further be configured to observe a game and detect invalid actions, answer questions regarding the rules, and suggest moves. The system may provide additional utilities such as generating a random output (e.g., rolling virtual dice) and learning to recognize new game pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Blair, Mark Chien, Farah Lynn Houston, Steven T Rabuchin
  • Patent number: 10747103
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pellicle includes forming a first dielectric layer over a back surface of a substrate. After forming the first dielectric layer, and in some embodiments, a graphene layer is formed over a front surface of the substrate. In some examples, after forming the graphene layer, the first dielectric layer is patterned to form an opening in the first dielectric layer that exposes a portion of the back surface of the substrate. Thereafter, while using the patterned first dielectric layer as a mask, an etching process may be performed to the back surface of the substrate to form a pellicle having a pellicle membrane that includes the graphene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Yue Lin, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chih-Cheng Lin, Hsin-Chang Lee, Yao-Ching Ku, Wei-Jen Lo, Anthony Yen, Chin-Hsiang Lin, Mark Chien
  • Patent number: 10438152
    Abstract: Techniques are described for facilitating performance of tasks involving human review of media data (e.g., images, audio clips, video clips, etc.), such as to identify one or more targets of interest. The media data review may be performed for various reasons, such as to assist in locating one or more target objects in a large geographical area (e.g., one or more missing people or vehicles) based on human review of large quantities of images that each correspond to a small subset of the geographical area. When one or more of the reviewed media data pieces are identified as being relevant, information about those identified media data pieces may be used in various ways. Furthermore, in at least some situations, the media data review may be part of a charitable effort that uses human volunteers to review the media data without monetary payment or other compensation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicole A. Deflaux, James R. Blair, Jang Han Goo, Mark Chien, Luis Felipe Cabrera, Mohamed Reza Hussein
  • Patent number: 10350427
    Abstract: An rTMS coil or set of coils are designed to affect multiple regions of the brain with synchronous magnetic field pulses. Multiple coils aligned over the targeted regions of interest, or a single coil that is stretched or enlarged in a shape that allows the magnetic field to affect the areas of interest are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of optimizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Kosivana Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Yi Jin, Charles Knezevich, Robert D. Silvetz, Mark Chien
  • Publication number: 20190204730
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pellicle includes forming a first dielectric layer over a back surface of a substrate. After forming the first dielectric layer, and in some embodiments, a graphene layer is formed over a front surface of the substrate. In some examples, after forming the graphene layer, the first dielectric layer is patterned to form an opening in the first dielectric layer that exposes a portion of the back surface of the substrate. Thereafter, while using the patterned first dielectric layer as a mask, an etching process may be performed to the back surface of the substrate to form a pellicle having a pellicle membrane that includes the graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Yun-Yue LIN, Hsuan-Chen CHEN, Chih-Cheng LIN, Hsin-Chang LEE, Yao-Ching KU, Wei-Jen LO, Anthony YEN, Chin-Hsiang LIN, Mark CHIEN
  • Patent number: 10162258
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pellicle includes forming a first dielectric layer over a back surface of a substrate. After forming the first dielectric layer, and in some embodiments, a graphene layer is formed over a front surface of the substrate. In some examples, after forming the graphene layer, the first dielectric layer is patterned to form an opening in the first dielectric layer that exposes a portion of the back surface of the substrate. Thereafter, while using the patterned first dielectric layer as a mask, an etching process may be performed to the back surface of the substrate to form a pellicle having a pellicle membrane that includes the graphene layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Yue Lin, Hsuan-Chen Chen, Chih-Cheng Lin, Hsin-Chang Lee, Yao-Ching Ku, Wei-Jen Lo, Anthony Yen, Chin-Hsiang Lin, Mark Chien
  • Publication number: 20180173092
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a pellicle includes forming a first dielectric layer over a back surface of a substrate. After forming the first dielectric layer, and in some embodiments, a graphene layer is formed over a front surface of the substrate. In some examples, after forming the graphene layer, the first dielectric layer is patterned to form an opening in the first dielectric layer that exposes a portion of the back surface of the substrate. Thereafter, while using the patterned first dielectric layer as a mask, an etching process may be performed to the back surface of the substrate to form a pellicle having a pellicle membrane that includes the graphene layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Yun-Yue LIN, Hsuan-Chen CHEN, Chih-Cheng LIN, Hsin-Chang LEE, Yao-Ching KU, Wei-Jen LO, Anthony YEN, Chin-Hsiang LIN, Mark CHIEN
  • Patent number: 9634446
    Abstract: A connector, configured to extend a plurality of interfaces, includes a housing and a plurality of pins extending out of the housing. The housing is designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts spaced apart in sequentially numbered contact locations including HDMI contact locations designated for a HDMI port, configured to couple to at least one HDMI interface via HDMI pins of the plurality of pins; USB contact locations designated for a USB port; a power contact location designated for a power port; and a detection contact location designated for a detection port, configured to detect the types and quantities of the plurality of interfaces via a detection pin. A docking station and a connecting assembly with the connector are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: HCS AUDIO TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Chien, Chul Chung, Lap Shun Hui
  • Publication number: 20160253332
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 9406083
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Publication number: 20160150049
    Abstract: A merchant system computes various probabilities that visitors to a Web site will request individual Web pages of the Web site. The computed probabilities are then utilized to cache Web pages having the highest probabilities of being requested to a client device. The probability data may include aggregate probability data that defines the probability that any visitor to the Web site will request a Web page, customer segment probability data that defines the probability that customers in a particular customer segment will visit the Web pages, and/or customer-specific probability data that defines the probability that a specific customer of the Web site will visit the Web pages. Only Web pages having a computed probability greater than a caching threshold may be cached at the client device. Additionally, the Web pages may also be cached at the client device based upon the actual interaction with the Web site by a visitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Mark Chien, Sean M. Scott, Devraj Varadhan
  • Publication number: 20160085272
    Abstract: A host computer includes a computing box and a base. The computing box includes a box connector and outputs two different kinds of video signals via the box connector. The base includes a first interface, a second interface, and a base connector connected to the box connector. The first interface receives one of the two different kinds of video signals, and the second interface receives the other one of the two different kinds of video signals. The first interface outputs the one of the two different kinds of video signals to a display device, and the second interface outputs the other one of the two different kinds of video signals to another display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: MARK CHIEN, CHUL CHUNG, LAP SHUN HUI
  • Publication number: 20160087386
    Abstract: A connector, configured to extend a plurality of interfaces, includes a housing and a plurality of pins extending out of the housing. The housing is designed to accommodate a plurality of contacts spaced apart in sequentially numbered contact locations including HDMI contact locations designated for a HDMI port, configured to couple to at least one HDMI interface via HDMI pins of the plurality of pins; USB contact locations designated for a USB port; a power contact location designated for a power port; and a detection contact location designated for a detection port, configured to detect the types and quantities of the plurality of interfaces via a detection pin. A docking station and a connecting assembly with the connector are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: MARK CHIEN, Chul Chung, Lap Shun Hui
  • Publication number: 20150324888
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 9087097
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for a navigation element generation application. A navigation element comprising a plurality of navigation aids is generated responsive to a search query and other data. A relevance score is calculated for the navigation element. The navigation element is inserted into a ranked list of search result items as a function of the relevance score and communicated to a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Anoop Balakrishnan, Mark Chien, Christopher Philip Jordan, Jerome Paul, James Michael Healey, III, Chi Ming Kan, Catherine Lewis Beaudoin, Stacy Colasurdo
  • Patent number: 8935480
    Abstract: A merchant system computes various probabilities that visitors to a Web site will request individual Web pages of the Web site. The computed probabilities are then utilized to cache Web pages having the highest probabilities of being requested to a client device. The probability data may include aggregate probability data that defines the probability that any visitor to the Web site will request a Web page, customer segment probability data that defines the probability that customers in a particular customer segment will visit the Web pages, and/or customer-specific probability data that defines the probability that a specific customer of the Web site will visit the Web pages. Only Web pages having a computed probability greater than a caching threshold may be cached at the client device. Additionally, the Web pages may also be cached at the client device based upon the actual interaction with the Web site by a visitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Chien, Sean Scott, Devraj Varadhan
  • Patent number: 8856039
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that integrates secondary content, such as articles retrieved from a collaborative encyclopedia or other content site, into an electronic catalog system or site that hosts an interactive electronic catalog. In some embodiments, the system operates by retrieving secondary content articles from an external system or site, and by supplementing these articles with interactive display elements for accessing related catalog content and/or functions. For example, if an article mentions a particular catalog item or group of catalog items, it may be supplemented with a selectable display element for viewing catalog content associated with the referenced item or item group. The supplemented articles are made available to users via pages of the electronic catalog system or site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kamlesh T. Talreja, Mark Chien, Ryuichi Hirano, Sean M. Scott, Qiang Zhao