Patents by Inventor Prisciliano Flores
Prisciliano Flores 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).
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Patent number: 10555044Abstract: Systems and methods described provide ways to order channels surfed such that channels of likely greater interest to the user are presented to the user first, and channels of lesser interest are presented after. For examples, channels showing popular programs may be placed higher in a channel surfing lineup. The systems and methods may also take account of channels that are showing commercials during a time of channel surfing, and may skip over the same while surfing and/or may come back to the channel, or re-place or otherwise include the channel in the surfing lineup, at such time as the commercial has ended and regular programming has continued.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2014Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Prisciliano Flores, Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Yuqian Zhao
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Patent number: 10162888Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for accessing information associated with a sample of background audio in a computing device are disclosed herein. The computing device records, at predetermined time intervals, a sample of background audio in a vicinity of the computing device. The computing device transmits the recorded sample of background audio to a server computing device. The recorded sample of background audio and a metadata associated with the recorded sample of background audio is stored at the server computing device. The computing device accesses information associated with the recorded sample of background audio from the server computing device. The information is determined by the server computing device based on the recorded sample of background audio.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 25, 2018Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, Prisciliano Flores, True Xiong, Yuqian Zhao
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Patent number: 10044939Abstract: Provided are ways in which a camera can be operated by a control device. Such provides a convenient solution whenever, e.g., two friends, each with a cell phone, wish to take a well-composed impromptu group picture. The “camera” may be any type of camera, which can be coupled to the control or monitoring device. Typical cameras include those associated with mobile devices, such as cell phone cameras, but also dedicated cameras with transceiver functionality. The control device is often a mobile device such as a cell phone, but can also be a dedicated monitoring device. In one implementation, the control device can control the direction of view, the field of view, and shutter operation, and provide to the user an image of the current view seen. In this implementation, the user may control most significant aspects of camera composition, as well as initiating the capture of the image.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLCInventors: Prisciliano Flores, Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Yuqian Zhao
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Patent number: 9950624Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for providing a controlled power supply are disclosed herein. The method, in a vehicle, comprises controlling a power supply unit coupled to an exterior surface of the vehicle. The power supply unit provides the power supply to an electronic device connected to the power supply unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLCInventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Prisciliano Flores, Yuqian Zhao
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Patent number: 9758116Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods of configuring an automobile, comprising: identifying, through a controller of a first automobile, a first user of potential users, wherein the identifying comprises identifying that the first user is proximate the first automobile; accessing a first plurality of pre-sets that correspond to the first user, wherein each of the first plurality of pre-sets comprises a standardized setting configured to be implemented in multiple different types of automobiles that have different available capabilities, wherein the first plurality of pre-sets are configured to achieve substantially the same environmental conditions in each of the different types of automobiles regardless of differences; and automatically applying all of the first plurality of pre-sets without any user interaction such that each of the first plurality of pre-sets is applied at one time establishing the environment of the first automobile consistent with the first plurality of pre-sets.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2014Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Network Entertainment International LLCInventors: True Xiong, Charles McCoy, Justin Gonzales, Prisciliano Flores
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Publication number: 20160162242Abstract: Various aspects of a display apparatus and a method for rendering digital content are disclosed herein. The display apparatus comprises a display controller that is configured to dynamically control an active display layer and/or a passive display layer. The active display layer and/or the passive display layer activates a display region of a display screen of the display apparatus based on one or more parameters. The active display layer corresponds to a first display technology and the passive display layer corresponds to a second display technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2014Publication date: June 9, 2016Inventors: TRUE XIONG, CHARLES McCOY, PRISCILIANO FLORES, YUQIAN ZHAO
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Publication number: 20160119684Abstract: Systems and methods described provide ways to order channels surfed such that channels of likely greater interest to the user are presented to the user first, and channels of lesser interest are presented after. For examples, channels showing popular programs may be placed higher in a channel surfing lineup. The systems and methods may also take account of channels that are showing commercials during a time of channel surfing, and may skip over the same while surfing and/or may come back to the channel, or re-place or otherwise include the channel in the surfing lineup, at such time as the commercial has ended and regular programming has continued.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: PRISCILIANO FLORES, CHARLES MCCOY, TRUE XIONG, YUQIAN ZHAO
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Publication number: 20160088230Abstract: Provided are ways in which a camera can be operated by a control device. Such provides a convenient solution whenever, e.g., two friends, each with a cell phone, wish to take a well-composed impromptu group picture. The “camera” may be any type of camera, which can be coupled to the control or monitoring device. Typical cameras include those associated with mobile devices, such as cell phone cameras, but also dedicated cameras with transceiver functionality. The control device is often a mobile device such as a cell phone, but can also be a dedicated monitoring device. In one implementation, the control device can control the direction of view, the field of view, and shutter operation, and provide to the user an image of the current view seen. In this implementation, the user may control most significant aspects of camera composition, as well as initiating the capture of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Prisciliano Flores, Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Yuqian Zhao
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Publication number: 20160016474Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for providing a controlled power supply are disclosed herein. The method, in a vehicle, comprises controlling a power supply unit coupled to an exterior surface of the vehicle. The power supply unit provides the power supply to an electronic device connected to the power supply unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Prisciliano Flores, Yuqian Zhao
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Publication number: 20150370892Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for accessing information associated with a sample of background audio in a computing device are disclosed herein. The computing device records, at predetermined time intervals, a sample of background audio in a vicinity of the computing device. The computing device transmits the recorded sample of background audio to a server computing device. The recorded sample of background audio and a metadata associated with the recorded sample of background audio is stored at the server computing device. The computing device accesses information associated with the recorded sample of background audio from the server computing device. The information is determined by the server computing device based on the recorded sample of background audio.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2014Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Charles McCoy, Prisciliano Flores, True Xiong, Yuqian Zhao
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Publication number: 20150197205Abstract: Some embodiments provide methods of configuring an automobile, comprising: identifying, through a controller of a first automobile, a first user of potential users, wherein the identifying comprises identifying that the first user is proximate the first automobile; accessing a first plurality of pre-sets that correspond to the first user, wherein each of the first plurality of pre-sets comprises a standardized setting configured to be implemented in multiple different types of automobiles that have different available capabilities, wherein the first plurality of pre-sets are configured to achieve substantially the same environmental conditions in each of the different types of automobiles regardless of differences; and automatically applying all of the first plurality of pre-sets without any user interaction such that each of the first plurality of pre-sets is applied at one time establishing the environment of the first automobile consistent with the first plurality of pre-sets.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicants: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC, SONY CORPORATIONInventors: True Xiong, Charles McCoy, Justin Gonzales, Prisciliano Flores
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Patent number: 8823879Abstract: A method carried out on a television receiver device involves at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out: reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Sony CorporationInventors: True Xiong, Prisciliano Flores
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Publication number: 20110109800Abstract: A method carried out on a television receiver device involves at a television receiver/tuner device, carrying out a channel scan to identify available television channels that can be received by the television receiver device; while the channel scan is being carried out: reading a feature highlight video file from a memory; and displaying the feature highlight video file on a television display. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: True Xiong, Prisciliano Flores
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Publication number: 20100204950Abstract: A method for testing a consumer electronics (CE) product that wirelessly receives user commands from an IR remote control includes obtaining command codes from the remote and correlating the command codes to respective functions. A tester can generate a test script designating the functions but the tester is not required to designate the command codes. In this way, the script can be executed by wirelessly transmitting to the CE product command codes corresponding to the functions designated in the script. During script execution, the CE product is queried for health indicia such as memory usage. The CE product sends the product health indicia to a test computer over a USB debug port.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Inventors: Prisciliano Flores, Viral Mehta, Hung Nguyen, Manish Sharma, Christopher Walsh, True Xiong