Patents by Inventor Po-Feng Paul Yang

Po-Feng Paul Yang 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).

  • Matching views between a two-dimensional geographical image and a three-dimensional geographical image
    Patent number: 8994719
    Abstract: An apparatus determines a matching viewpoint for a geographical area displayed in two-dimensional geographical image and a corresponding three-dimensional geographical image. The apparatus may include a memory operative to store a two-dimensional geographical image and a three-dimensional geographical image. The memory may further store a transformation extension operative to interact with a host application to determine three-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the three-dimensional geographical image from two-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the two-dimensional geographical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mudure, Po-Feng Paul Yang
  • Matching views between a three-dimensional geographical image and a two-dimensional geographical image
    Patent number: 8937617
    Abstract: An apparatus determines a matching viewpoint for a geographical area displayed in three-dimensional geographical image and a corresponding two-dimensional geographical image. The apparatus may include a memory operative to store a two-dimensional geographical image and a three-dimensional geographical image. The memory may further store a transformation extension operative to interact with a host application to determine two-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the two-dimensional geographical image from three-dimensional geographical image parameters for generating the three-dimensional geographical image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Mihai Mudure, Po-Feng Paul Yang
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON STREET ADDRESS
    Publication number: 20120278171
    Abstract: A system and method is provided that, in at least one aspect, associates a search term with a building that occupies more than one street address by selecting the term based on all of the listings located at all of the street addresses occupied by the building.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Xinyu Tang, Charles Chapin, Bryce Stout, Brian Edmond Brewington, James Anthony Guggemos, Mark Limber, Po-Feng Paul Yang, Mihai Mudure, Dale Hawkins
  • VIEW DEPENDENT TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE USER INTEREST IN A FEATURE IN A 3D APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20120162225
    Abstract: Aspects of the invention relate generally determining user interests and providing relevant information based on user interaction with 3D models. More specifically, a when a user interacts with a 3D model of an object, for example on a map or from a database of models, the user's view of the object along with the location of the interaction (or where the user clicked on the object) may be transmitted to a server. In response, based on the view and location of the click, the server identifies relevant content and transmits it to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Po-Feng Paul Yang, Brian Edmond Brewington, Charles Chapin, James Anthony Guggemos, Dale Hawkins, Mark Limber, Mihai Mudure, Bryce Stout, Xinyu Tang