Patents by Inventor Quan Lau

Quan Lau 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).

  • Patent number: 10846779
    Abstract: A system for custom categorization of digital media content includes a server and a database for storing user accounts. The server provides a user interface to allow a user to review, purchase, and download to a user device one or more digital products. The server further establishes one or more wish lists of the user upon receipt of user instructions, where each of the wish lists is associated with the user account. The server further receives a user selection of one of the digital products. The user selection can also indicate a selected wish list of the user. In response to the user selection, the server links a selected digital product with the selected wish list. The user interface is further configured to allow the user to review all digital products linked to all of the wish lists of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
    Inventors: Abinadi Willis Johnson, Quan Lau, Chris Walker
  • Patent number: 10568573
    Abstract: Users of head-mounted displays (HMDs) often experience nausea and other symptoms often referred to a “virtual reality sickness.” Various health and biometric sensors are employed to gather baseline sensor measurements. The HMD or a device associated with it can then generate a range or threshold such that any future sensor measurements that fall outside of the range or cross the threshold suggest a health concern for the user of the HMD. The HMD can also be coupled to a microphone, and natural language processing (NLP) is employed to detect negative words or noises made by the user that could also suggest a health concern for the user. After detecting the health concern, the HMD can warn its user, can shut off certain functions, can communicate with an external device, or can trigger an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Campbell, Milan Cvetkovic, Patricio Garza, Abinadi Johnson, John Corenbaum, Quan Lau
  • Publication number: 20180256115
    Abstract: Users of head-mounted displays (HMDs) often experience nausea and other symptoms often referred to a “virtual reality sickness.” Various health and biometric sensors are employed to gather baseline sensor measurements. The HMD or a device associated with it can then generate a range or threshold such that any future sensor measurements that fall outside of the range or cross the threshold suggest a health concern for the user of the HMD. The HMD can also be coupled to a microphone, and natural language processing (NLP) is employed to detect negative words or noises made by the user that could also suggest a health concern for the user. After detecting the health concern, the HMD can warn its user, can shut off certain functions, can communicate with an external device, or can trigger an alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Campbell, Milan Cvetkovic, Patricio Garza, Abinadi Johnson, John Corenbaum, Quan Lau
  • Publication number: 20180144392
    Abstract: A system for custom categorization of digital media content includes a server and a database for storing user accounts. The server provides a user interface to allow a user to review, purchase, and download to a user device one or more digital products. The server further establishes one or more wish lists of the user upon receipt of user instructions, where each of the wish lists is associated with the user account. The server further receives a user selection of one of the digital products. The user selection can also indicate a selected wish list of the user. In response to the user selection, the server links a selected digital product with the selected wish list. The user interface is further configured to allow the user to review all digital products linked to all of the wish lists of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Abinadi Willis Johnson, Quan Lau, Chris Walker