Patents by Inventor On Chau

On Chau 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).

  • Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content items
    Patent number: 11023542
    Abstract: In accordance with some implementations of the disclosed subject matter, mechanisms for presenting recommended media content items are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jason Bayer, Eric H C Liu, Calvin Lee, Stephen Chau, Grzegorz Glowaty, Randy Simon
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION CORRECTION
    Publication number: 20210156690
    Abstract: Devices and methods for providing an enhanced navigation solution are disclosed that involve detecting correction events along a trajectory of a device. Platform speed is estimated based on characteristics of the correction events, such as by estimating speed of turn during the turn of the platform so that a navigation solution is enhanced by correcting the trajectory of the platform using the estimated speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle Chau, Zainab Syed, Curtis Pidgeon, Christopher Goodall
  • Directional drilling communication protocols, apparatus and methods
    Patent number: 11015441
    Abstract: A transmitter is carried proximate to an inground tool for sensing a plurality of operational parameters relating to the inground tool. The transmitter customizes a data signal to characterize one or more of the operational parameters for transmission from the inground tool based on the operational status of the inground tool. A receiver receives the data signal and recovers the operational parameters. Advanced data protocols are described. Pitch averaging and enhancement of dynamic pitch range for accelerometer readings are described based on monitoring mechanical shock and vibration of the inground tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Merlin Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Albert W. Chau, Loc Viet Lam, Scott Phillips
  • Calibration for self fitting and hearing devices
    Patent number: 11012798
    Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a self fitting hearing device and a method for self fitting the hearing device. Specifically, the disclosed technology relates to transmitting calibration signals from a wireless communication device to a hearing device so that the wireless communication device can provide signals or audio streams calibrated for a self-fitting for a hearing device. The wireless communication device can receive feedback from a hearing device that received a calibration signal and use this feedback to adjust signals it transmits to a hearing device for self fitting. More specifically, the hearing device receiving the calibration signal can determine whether the calibration actually received by the hearing device has criteria that meets a threshold for properly fitting the hearing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Sonova AG
    Inventors: Edward Chau, Mennatallah Mostafa Hasabelnaby, Leonard Cornelisse, Isaac Hamp
  • Semiconductor structure having integrated inductor therein
    Patent number: 11011600
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a substrate; a first passivation layer over the substrate; a second passivation layer over the first passivation layer; and a magnetic core in the second passivation layer; wherein the magnetic core includes a first magnetic material layer and a second magnetic material layer over the first magnetic material layer, the first magnetic material layer and the second magnetic material layer are separated by a high resistance isolation layer, and the high resistance isolation layer has a resistivity greater than about 1.3 ohm-cm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Che Lee, I-Nan Chen, Sheng-Chau Chen, Cheng-Hsien Chou, Cheng-Yuan Tsai
  • Semiconductor structure, back-side illuminated image sensor and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 11011568
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes: a semiconductor substrate arranged over a back end of line (BEOL) metallization stack, and including a scribe line opening; a conductive pad having an upper surface that is substantially flush with an upper surface of the semiconductor substrate, the conductive pad including an upper conductive region and a lower conductive region, the upper conductive region being confined to the scribe line opening substantially from the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate to a bottom of the scribe line opening, and the lower conductive region protruding downward from the upper conductive region, through the BEOL metallization stack; a passivation layer arranged over the semiconductor substrate; and an array of pixel sensors arranged in the semiconductor substrate adjacent to the conductive pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng-Chau Chen, Cheng-Hsien Chou, Min-Feng Kao
  • INTELLIGENTLY CUSTOMIZING A CANCELLATION NOTICE FOR CANCELLATION OF A TRANSPORTATION REQUEST BASED ON TRANSPORTATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20210142243
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for intelligently determining to assess (or not assess) a cancellation penalty and notifying a requestor device of such a penalty in response to either a requestor's selection to cancel a single transportation request for a requestor or a requestor's selection to cancel a shared-transportation request associated with multiple requestors. For example, the disclosed systems can generate conversion probabilities for a requestor reflecting if a cancellation penalty is assessed—and if the cancellation penalty is not assessed—for a cancellation of a transportation request for transport of a lone requestor. Based on the conversion probabilities, the disclosed systems customize a cancellation notice for a requestor device to either include or exclude the cancellation penalty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jimmy Young, Mohammad Ali Motie Share, Humboldt Jayme Ramirez, Alex Collier Mazure, IV, Anna Pan, Keshav Puranmalka, Neil Rajiv Chainani, Michael Scott Bishoff, Mallory Jackson Paine, Dan Xiaoyu Yu, Assaf Haim Shalev, Bao Kham Chau
  • DETECTION OF UNSAFE CABIN CONDITIONS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20210142080
    Abstract: Devices, systems and processes for the detection of unsafe cabin conditions that provides a safer passenger experience in autonomous vehicles are described. One example method for enhancing passenger safety includes capturing at least a set of images of one or more passengers in the vehicle, determining, based on the set of images, the occurrence of an unsafe activity in an interior of the vehicle, performing, using a neural network, a classification of the unsafe activity, and performing, based on the classification, one or more responsive actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Rocky Chau-Hsiung Lin, Thomas Yamasaki, Koichiro Kanda
  • Advanced Underground Homing System, Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210140304
    Abstract: A boring tool that is moved by a drill string to form an underground bore. A transmitter transmits a time varying dipole field as a homing field from the boring tool. A pitch sensor detects a pitch orientation of the boring tool. A homing receiver is positionable at a target location for detecting the homing field to produce a set of flux measurements. A processing arrangement uses the pitch orientation and flux measurements with a determined length of the drill string to determine a vertical homing command for use in controlling depth in directing the boring tool to the target location such that the vertical homing command is generated with a particular accuracy at a given range between the transmitter and the homing receiver and which would otherwise be generated with the particular accuracy for a standard range, different from the particular range. An associated system and method are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Guenter W. Brune, John E. Mercer, Albert W. Chau
  • Integration of Third-Party Encryption Key Managers with Cloud Services
    Publication number: 20210144141
    Abstract: A method for integrating third-party encryption managers with cloud services includes receiving, at data processing hardware, an operation request requesting a cryptographic operation on data comprising an encryption operation or a decryption operation. When the operation is an encryption operation, the method includes transmitting a data encryption key associated with the data to a remote entity. The remote entity encrypts the data encryption key with a key encryption key and transmits the encrypted data encryption key to the data processing hardware. When the operation is a decryption operation, the method includes transmitting the encrypted data encryption key to the remote entity which causes the remote entity to decrypt the encrypted data encryption key with the key encryption key and transmit the decrypted data encryption key and transmit to the data processing hardware.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Il-Sung Lee, Sidharth Durgesh Telang, Jimmy C. Chau, Timothy Matthew Dierks, Ariel Joseph Feldman, Hunter James Freyer, Netanel Keidar, Gregory David Laun, Tianyuan Liu, Pedro Henrique Ribeiro Morais e Silva, Aditya Sinha, Xioalan Zhang
  • INTELLIGENTLY CUSTOMIZING A CANCELLATION NOTICE FOR CANCELLATION OF A TRANSPORTATION REQUEST BASED ON TRANSPORTATION FEATURES
    Publication number: 20210142229
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for intelligently determining to assess (or not assess) a cancellation penalty and notifying a requestor device of such a penalty in response to either a requestor's selection to cancel a single transportation request for a requestor or a requestor's selection to cancel a shared-transportation request associated with multiple requestors. For example, the disclosed systems can generate conversion probabilities for a requestor reflecting if a cancellation penalty is assessed—and if the cancellation penalty is not assessed—for a cancellation of a transportation request for transport of a lone requestor. Based on the conversion probabilities, the disclosed systems customize a cancellation notice for a requestor device to either include or exclude the cancellation penalty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2019
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Jimmy Young, Mohammad Ali Motie Share, Humboldt Jayme Ramirez, Alex Collier Mazure, IV, Bao Kham Chau
  • MEMS pressure sensor and method for forming the same
    Patent number: 11002626
    Abstract: Provided are a MEMS pressure sensor and a method for forming the same. The method includes: preparing a first substrate including a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; preparing a second substrate including a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to each other; bonding the first surface and the third surface with each other and forming a cavity between the first substrate and the pressure sensing region of the second substrate; thinning the second substrate from the fourth surface by partially removing the second base, to form a fifth surface opposite to the third surface; and forming a first conductive plug passing through the second substrate from the side of the fifth surface of the second substrate to the at least one conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: MEMSEN ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Manhing Chau
  • Tension monitoring arrangement and method
    Patent number: 11002623
    Abstract: Tension monitoring is described using a sensor which may exhibit an offset for which compensation may be provided to produce a zero voltage amplified output or to increase dynamic range. An arrangement determines whether a power reset is responsive to a battery bounce such that an initially-measured system start-up parameter can be retained. The start-up parameter is automatically saved at start-up if the power reset is responsive to a start-up from a shut-down condition. The start-up parameter may be a zero tension amplified output responsive to the sensor offset at zero tension. Protection of a tension data set is provided such that no opportunity for altering the data set is presented prior to transfer of the data set. A housing configuration forms part of an electrical power circuit for providing electrical power to an electronics package from a battery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Merlin Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Albert W. Chau, Rudolf Zeller, John E. Mercer, Charles Yu Yat Tsang
  • Display device capable of switching image sources and operating system
    Patent number: 11006051
    Abstract: A display device is capable of switching between image sources and includes a first transmission interface, a second transmission interface, a first peripheral interface, a system on chip (SOC) and a display panel. The first transmission interface is configured to be coupled to a first electronic device and receive a first image signal from the first electronic device. The second transmission interface is configured to be coupled to a second electronic device and receive a second image signal from the second electronic device. The first peripheral interface is configured to be coupled to a first peripheral device providing input information. The SOC selects at least one of the first and second image signals according to the input information to generate a display signal. The display panel displays an image according to the display signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kuei-Shan Chang, Chin-Hui Chen, Erh-Chia Joung, Chun-Keung Chau, Shih-Pin Chang
  • Magnetoresistive random access memory and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 11004897
    Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor device includes the steps of: forming a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) and a second MTJ on a substrate; forming a first top electrode on the first MTJ and a second top electrode on the second MTJ; forming a first ultra low-k (ULK) dielectric layer on the first MTJ and the second MTJ; forming a passivation layer on the first ULK dielectric layer, wherein a bottom surface of the passivation layer between the first MTJ and the second MTJ is lower than a top surface of the first MTJ; and forming a second ULK dielectric layer on the passivation layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: UNITED MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Kun-Ju Li, Tai-Cheng Hou, Hsin-Jung Liu, Fu-Yu Tsai, Bin-Siang Tsai, Chau-Chung Hou, Yu-Lung Shih, Ang Chan, Chih-Yueh Li, Chun-Tsen Lu
  • Spinal implant with porous and solid surfaces
    Patent number: 11000386
    Abstract: A spinal implant including porous and solid portions is disclosed. The implant includes porous portions on upper and lower surfaces and in an interior thereof. Methods of manufacturing and implanting such implants are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Stryker European Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Willis, Justyna Zielinska, Robin Stamp, Chau Ngo
  • Manufacturing system and method of manufacture for stator assembly of rotary system
    Patent number: 11005315
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a stator assembly for an electrified rotary system includes attaching a first tooth and a second tooth to an inner support to define a first construction. The first tooth and the second tooth extend radially away from the inner support in the first construction. The method also includes attaching a winding about the first tooth of the first construction to define a second construction. Furthermore, the method includes applying, with a fixture, a preload at a joint between the inner support and the first tooth of the second construction. Moreover, the method includes attaching an outer support to a first outer radial end of the first tooth and to a second outer radial end of the second tooth while applying the preload to define a third construction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC
    Inventors: Sunming Shiao, Kour Thay Chau, Leroy Allen Fizer
  • INFERRED UNDOCKING FOR HYBRID TABLET COMPUTER
    Publication number: 20210132658
    Abstract: In an example, there is disclosed a two-in-one tablet computer, including: a tablet, including a microprocessor, a memory, a touchscreen, a solid-state disk drive, a primary battery, and a Microsoft Windows operating system; a detachable keyboard, including a magnetic hinge to magnetically snap the detachable keyboard to the tablet, circuitry to communicatively dock the detachable keyboard to the tablet via the magnetic hinge, and a secondary battery, wherein the magnetic hinge is configured to yield to one-handed human force to unsnap the tablet from the detachable keyboard; and a software monitor including instructions to determine that the detachable keyboard has been unsnapped from the tablet, and perform a software decoupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Han Chau, Nithyananda S. Jeganathan, Bryan Y. Roe
  • AUDIO CODER WINDOW AND TRANSFORM IMPLEMENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20210134309
    Abstract: An audio signal encoding method is provided comprising: receiving first and second audio signal frames; processing a second portion of the first audio signal frame and a first portion of the second audio signal frame using an orthogonal transformation to determine in part a first intermediate encoding result; and processing the first intermediate encoding result using an orthogonal transformation to determine a set of spectral coefficients that corresponds to at least a portion of the first audio signal frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Michael M. Goodwin, Antonius Kalker, Albert Chau
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D919646
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: 23andMe, Inc.
    Inventors: Peilun Shan, Jie Wei, Magdalene Misztal, Brad Kittredge, Caitlyn Elizabeth Adams, Afton Kerry Vechery, Vilia Ingriany, Timmy Chau, Claudio Guglieri Lillo, Sampo Aleksi Jalasto, Joel Parsons, Jesse Jouni Sakari Maula