Patents by Inventor Molly Jane Fowler

Molly Jane Fowler 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).

  • Publication number: 20220383558
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication to apply a dynamic mask to an input video, wherein the dynamic mask comprises a plurality of graphical features according to a plurality of mask effects, and wherein the dynamic mask is applied based on one or more user selections specifying one or more of the mask effects, identifying a first user in an input image, and generating an output video comprising the graphical features rendered using the mask effects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Maria Luz Caballero, Molly Jane Fowler, Congxi Lu, Charles Joseph Hodgkins, Daniel Moreno Cuellar
  • Patent number: 11443460
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first user in an input image, accessing social data of the first user in the input image, where social data comprises information from a social graph of an online social network, selecting, based on social data of the first user in the input image, a mask from a set of masks, where the mask specifies one or more mask effects, and for each of the input images, applying the mask to the input image. The set of masks may comprise masks previously selected by friends of the first user within the online social network. The selected mask may be selected from a lookup table that maps the social data to the selected mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Luz Caballero, Molly Jane Fowler, Congxi Lu, Charles Joseph Hodgkins, Daniel Alberto Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20200202579
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a first user in an input image, accessing social data of the first user in the input image, where social data comprises information from a social graph of an online social network, selecting, based on social data of the first user in the input image, a mask from a set of masks, where the mask specifies one or more mask effects, and for each of the input images, applying the mask to the input image. The set of masks may comprise masks previously selected by friends of the first user within the online social network. The selected mask may be selected from a lookup table that maps the social data to the selected mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2020
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Maria Luz Caballero, Molly Jane Fowler, Congxi Lu, Charles Joseph Hodgkins, Daniel Alberto Cuellar
  • Patent number: 10636175
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying an emotion associated with an identified first object in one or more input images, selecting, based on the emotion, a mask from a set of masks, where the mask specifies one or more mask effects, and for each of the input images, applying the mask to the input image. Applying the mask includes generating graphical features based on the identified first object or a second object in the input images according to instructions specified by the mask effects, and incorporating the graphical features into an output image. The emotion may be identified based on graphical features of the identified first object. The graphical features of the identified object may include facial features. The selected mask may be selected from a lookup table that maps the identified emotion to the selected mask.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Maria Luz Caballero, Molly Jane Fowler, Congxi Lu, Charles Joseph Hodgkins, Daniel Moreno Cuellar
  • Publication number: 20180182141
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes identifying an emotion associated with an identified first object in one or more input images, selecting, based on the emotion, a mask from a set of masks, where the mask specifies one or more mask effects, and for each of the input images, applying the mask to the input image. Applying the mask includes generating graphical features based on the identified first object or a second object in the input images according to instructions specified by the mask effects, and incorporating the graphical features into an output image. The emotion may be identified based on graphical features of the identified first object. The graphical features of the identified object may include facial features. The selected mask may be selected from a lookup table that maps the identified emotion to the selected mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventors: Maria Luz Caballero, Molly Jane Fowler, Congxi Lu, Charles Joseph Hodgkins, Daniel Moreno Marrero
  • Patent number: 9948645
    Abstract: Techniques for call-based user verification are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a storage component. The apparatus may further comprise a session component, an identification (ID) component, a mapping component, and a verification component. The session component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to receive session data from a client device and store the session data in the storage component. The ID component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to request ID data from a server, receive ID data from the server, and send the ID data to the client device. The mapping component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to map the session data with the ID data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Hettervik, Surendra Gadodia, Xiao Liang, Antony T. Fu, Molly Jane Fowler
  • Publication number: 20160381018
    Abstract: Techniques for call-based user verification are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a storage component. The apparatus may further comprise a session component, an identification (ID) component, a mapping component, and a verification component. The session component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to receive session data from a client device and store the session data in the storage component. The ID component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to request ID data from a server, receive ID data from the server, and send the ID data to the client device. The mapping component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to map the session data with the ID data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Hettervik, Surendra Gadodia, Xiao Liang, Antony T. Fu, Molly Jane Fowler
  • Patent number: 9461998
    Abstract: Techniques for call-based user verification are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a storage component. The apparatus may further comprise a session component, an identification (ID) component, a mapping component, and a verification component. The session component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to receive session data from a client device and store the session data in the storage component. The ID component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to request ID data from a server, receive ID data from the server, and send the ID data to the client device. The mapping component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to map the session data with the ID data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Hettervik, Surendra Gadodia, Xiao Liang, Antony T. Fu, Molly Jane Fowler
  • Publication number: 20160127370
    Abstract: Techniques for call-based user verification are described. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a storage component. The apparatus may further comprise a session component, an identification (ID) component, a mapping component, and a verification component. The session component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to receive session data from a client device and store the session data in the storage component. The ID component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to request ID data from a server, receive ID data from the server, and send the ID data to the client device. The mapping component may be operative on the processor circuit and configured to map the session data with the ID data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley Edward Hettervik, Surendra Gadodia, Xiao Liang, Antony T. Fu, Molly Jane Fowler