Patents by Inventor Rita Chow

Rita Chow 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).

  • System And Method For Representing Busyness Using Content Specific To A Place
    Publication number: 20250036699
    Abstract: A level of busyness of a public place may be represented using content specific to the public place. Images, video, audio, or other content captured at the public place is correlated with busyness information for the public place at the time of capture. Representative content is selected and stored based on a number of factors such as to minimize resources in storing and transmitting the content. The selected representative content may be provided in response to a user request for information related to the public place, such that the user receives an accurate portrayal of how the public place would look, sound, and/or feel at a given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2024
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Inventors: Ken Kawamoto, Kevin Kwok, Samuel G. Beckman, Winston Hsu, Christopher Davie, Paul Henry Sullivan, Rita Chow
  • System and method for representing busyness using content specific to a place
    Patent number: 12147486
    Abstract: A level of busyness of a public place may be represented using content specific to the public place. Images, video, audio, or other content captured at the public place is correlated with busyness information for the public place at the time of capture. Representative content is selected and stored based on a number of factors such as to minimize resources in storing and transmitting the content. The selected representative content may be provided in response to a user request for information related to the public place, such that the user receives an accurate portrayal of how the public place would look, sound, and/or feel at a given time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Ken Kawamoto, Kevin Kwok, Samuel G. Beckman, Winston Hsu, Christopher Davie, Paul Henry Sullivan, Rita Chow
  • System And Method For Representing Busyness Using Content Specific To A Place
    Publication number: 20230401269
    Abstract: A level of busyness of a public place may be represented using content specific to the public place. Images, video, audio, or other content captured at the public place is correlated with busyness information for the public place at the time of capture. Representative content is selected and stored based on a number of factors such as to minimize resources in storing and transmitting the content. The selected representative content may be provided in response to a user request for information related to the public place, such that the user receives an accurate portrayal of how the public place would look, sound, and/or feel at a given time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: Ken Kawamoto, Kevin Kwok, Samuel G. Beckman, Winston Hsu, Christopher Davie, Paul Henry Sullivan, Rita Chow