Patents by Inventor Ming-Yee Iu

Ming-Yee Iu 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).

  • System and method for rendering smooth color gradients across multiple shapes
    Patent number: 10573013
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for rendering a smooth gradient of colors across a boundary surface of two or more shapes by creating a polygon mesh representation of the surface of the two or more shapes and rendering the mesh for display such that the curvature of colors is minimized across the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING SMOOTH COLOR GRADIENTS ACROSS MULTIPLE SHAPES
    Publication number: 20180204337
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system and method for rendering a smooth gradient of colors across a boundary surface of two or more shapes by creating a polygon mesh representation of the surface of the two or more shapes and rendering the mesh for display such that the curvature of colors is minimized across the mesh.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Ming-Yee Iu
  • Estimating cost and/or performance information for an advertisement in an advertising system
    Patent number: 8788336
    Abstract: An advertiser may be provided with fast and accurate estimates of the future cost and/or performance information for one or more actual or hypothetical ads (generally referred to as “proto-ads”). Past auction information may be used to simulate auctions that the proto-ad would have competed in. The proto-ad may then participate in a “replay” of such past auctions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Arash Baratloo, Monika H. Henzinger, Ming-Yee Iu, Wilburt Labio, Zhe Qian, Keith Randall, Robert J. Stets