Patents by Inventor Richard Daniel Borovoy
Richard Daniel Borovoy 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: 10535116Abstract: An immersive three dimensional (3-D) virtual reality sharing program is disclosed. The system comprises a content controller configured to determine the physical locations of a reference point and boundary in a physical space and map them to a corresponding point and boundary in a virtual world. The physical location and orientation of a user device relative to the reference point and boundary are used to determine a corresponding location and orientation in the 3-D virtual world. A representation of a portion of the 3-D virtual world corresponding to the determined location and orientation is rendered at the user device. As the user device is moved in the physical world, a corresponding updated location in the 3-D virtual world is determined, and the rendered representation updated. Thus, the user device acts as a window into the 3-D virtual world.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2017Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jason Monk, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Richard Daniel Borovoy
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Publication number: 20180096450Abstract: An immersive three dimensional (3-D) virtual reality sharing program is disclosed. The system comprises a content controller configured to determine the physical locations of a reference point and boundary in a physical space and map them to a corresponding point and boundary in a virtual world. The physical location and orientation of a user device relative to the reference point and boundary are used to determine a corresponding location and orientation in the 3-D virtual world. A representation of a portion of the 3-D virtual world corresponding to the determined location and orientation is rendered at the user device. As the user device is moved in the physical world, a corresponding updated location in the 3-D virtual world is determined, and the rendered representation updated. Thus, the user device acts as a window into the 3-D virtual world.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: April 5, 2018Inventors: Jason Monk, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Richard Daniel Borovoy
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Patent number: 9830679Abstract: An immersive three dimensional (3-D) virtual reality sharing system is disclosed. The system comprises a content controller configured to determine the physical locations of a reference point and boundary in a physical space and map them to a corresponding point and boundary in a virtual world. The physical location and orientation of a user device relative to the reference point and boundary are used to determine a corresponding location and orientation in the 3-D virtual world. A representation of a portion of the 3-D virtual world corresponding to the determined location and orientation is rendered at the user device. As the user device is moved in the physical world, a corresponding updated location in the 3-D virtual world is determined, and the rendered representation updated. Thus, the user device acts as a window into the 3-D virtual world.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Jason Monk, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Richard Daniel Borovoy
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Patent number: 9483528Abstract: The disclosure includes a system and method for calculating social ranking scores for websites. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, cause the system to: process user interaction data describing user social activities associated with a website; classify the user social activities based on a plurality of social activity types associated with the user social activities, the plurality of social activity types including one or more characteristics describing the user social activities; determine candidate user social activities based on the classified user social activities, the candidate user social activities configured to calculate a social ranking score for the website; and calculate the social ranking score for the website based on the candidate user social activities, the social ranking score indicating a social ranking for the website.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2013Date of Patent: November 1, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Evan Gilbert, Eric Steinlauf, Richard Daniel Borovoy, Julie Heather Farago, Dhyanesh Damania, Jeffrey Korn, Aleksandra Korolova, Jessica Staddon, Zachary Maier
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Patent number: 9374396Abstract: In one aspect, a system for providing a user interface including recommended content in response to an endorsement input is described. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, causes the system to: receive an input from a first user; determine that the input is related to an endorsement of a first content item from a first source; determine a social correlation between the first content item and a second content item from a second source, determine a source correlation between the first source and the second source, determine recommended content using the social correlation and the source correlation and provide the recommended content to the first user.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2012Date of Patent: June 21, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Lucy Elsbeth Hadden, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Julie Heather Farago, Evan Gilbert, Jeremy Faller, Mark Fickett
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Publication number: 20150302755Abstract: A method and system for evaluating the effectiveness of educational content is disclosed. An indicator of behavior of a user operating a user device is obtained. The indicator of the behavior of the user represents a usage of the user device by the user. An expected educational level of the user is obtained and a current educational skill level of the user is determined based on the indicator of the behavior of the user. The effectiveness of the educational content is evaluated based on a comparison of the current and expected educational skill levels of the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2014Publication date: October 22, 2015Applicant: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Eric Leonard Breck, Ashton Grimball, Darren Curtis Meyer, Margaret Louisa Benthall, Alan Huang, Marshall Gillson, Eric David Scharff, Ian Helmke, William Bennett Brockman, Paul Michael Litvak, Richard Daniel Borovoy
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Publication number: 20150279081Abstract: An immersive three dimensional (3-D) virtual reality sharing system is disclosed. The system comprises a content controller configured to determine the physical locations of a reference point and boundary in a physical space and map them to a corresponding point and boundary in a virtual world. The physical location and orientation of a user device relative to the reference point and boundary are used to determine a corresponding location and orientation in the 3-D virtual world. A representation of a portion of the 3-D virtual world corresponding to the determined location and orientation is rendered at the user device. As the user device is moved in the physical world, a corresponding updated location in the 3-D virtual world is determined, and the rendered representation updated. Thus, the user device acts as a window into the 3-D virtual world.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Jason Monk, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Richard Daniel Borovoy
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Publication number: 20130346877Abstract: In one aspect, a system for providing a user interface including recommended content in response to an endorsement input is described. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that, when executed, causes the system to: receive an input from a first user; determine that the input is related to an endorsement of a first content item from a first source; determine a social correlation between the first content item and a second content item from a second source, determine a source correlation between the first source and the second source, determine recommended content using the social correlation and the source correlation and provide the recommended content to the first user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: Google Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Lucy Elsbeth Hadden, Geoffrey Allen Borggaard, Julie Heather Farago, Evan Gilbert, Jeremy Faller, Mark Fickett
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Patent number: 7984065Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Publication number: 20110040739Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2010Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Patent number: 7769741Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2009Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Publication number: 20100063964Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: APPLE INC.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Patent number: 7613684Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2003Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Publication number: 20030191755Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2003Publication date: October 9, 2003Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Patent number: 6574620Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: June 3, 2003Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Publication number: 20020143757Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: October 3, 2002Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju
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Patent number: 6418429Abstract: An integrated searching/browsing mechanism employs user-constructed information hierarchies that represent a cognitive framework for the organization of information. The hierarchies are independent of the information itself. This feature permits them to be shared among multiple users, and applied to any of a variety of different sources of information. The hierarchical organization that is provided by the framework gives the user the ability to browse around any available document database in a manner that is intuitive to the user. Two or more hierarchies can be combined to locate documents which match the criteria of both hierarchies, and thereby refine search results to an appropriate level. A relevance feedback mechanism further enhances the browsing experience, by concentrating the search results in areas that are most relevant to documents selected as being of particular interest.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1998Date of Patent: July 9, 2002Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.Inventors: Richard Daniel Borovoy, Michael Graves, Michael Robert Hanson, Nagabhushan Rao Machiraju