Patents by Inventor Seang Y. Chau
Seang Y. Chau 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: 10582555Abstract: A node is operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol. The node includes a local area wireless communication circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol. Upon receiving one or more responses from one or more remote devices, the one or more processors can change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter, and can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. This can continue until an ad hoc peer-to-peer network is established.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventor: Seang Y Chau
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Publication number: 20180255599Abstract: A node is operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol. The node includes a local area wireless communication circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol. Upon receiving one or more responses from one or more remote devices, the one or more processors can change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter, and can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. This can continue until an ad hoc peer-to-peer network is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2018Publication date: September 6, 2018Inventor: Seang Y. Chau
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Patent number: 10020024Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called smart gallery that is designed to create a short summary view of a collection of content, such as photographs and video. The content can be prioritized and presented in a smart gallery user interface that includes gallery elements that can be sized in accordance with prioritized content. Prioritization can take place based on whether content is manually captured or automatically captured. Alternately or additionally, prioritization can take place based on content analysis that looks at content quality and/or objects that appear in the content.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2016Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael J. Lammers, Seang Y. Chau
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Patent number: 9992808Abstract: A node is operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol. The node includes a local area wireless communication circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol. Upon receiving one or more responses from one or more remote devices, the one or more processors can change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter, and can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. This can continue until an ad hoc peer-to-peer network is established.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventor: Seang Y Chau
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Publication number: 20170181212Abstract: A node is operable to communicate in an ad hoc peer-to-peer network using a predefined communication protocol. The node includes a local area wireless communication circuit and one or more processors. The one or more processors can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to broadcast a local name of an electronic device using a discovery protocol of the predefined communication protocol. Upon receiving one or more responses from one or more remote devices, the one or more processors can change the local name to a new local name including at least one communication protocol parameter, and can cause the local area wireless communication circuit to rebroadcast the new local name using the discovery protocol to communicate the at least one communication protocol parameter to the one or more remote devices. This can continue until an ad hoc peer-to-peer network is established.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2015Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventor: Seang Y. Chau
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Patent number: 9516227Abstract: Various embodiments provide a camera that includes a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han
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Publication number: 20160344926Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. The wearable camera includes an accelerometer that can be used to detect camera motion. Input can be provided to the camera in the form of one or more taps which have an associated motion profile, as sensed by the accelerometer. The tap or taps can be mapped to camera functionality to activate the functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Alda Yuk Ying Luong, Jason Williams, Michael J. Lammers
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Publication number: 20160267944Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called smart gallery that is designed to create a short summary view of a collection of content, such as photographs and video. The content can be prioritized and presented in a smart gallery user interface that includes gallery elements that can be sized in accordance with prioritized content. Prioritization can take place based on whether content is manually captured or automatically captured. Alternately or additionally, prioritization can take place based on content analysis that looks at content quality and/or objects that appear in the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2016Publication date: September 15, 2016Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael J. Lammers, Seang Y. Chau
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Patent number: 9444996Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. The wearable camera includes an accelerometer that can be used to detect camera motion. Input can be provided to the camera in the form of one or more taps which have an associated motion profile, as sensed by the accelerometer. The tap or taps can be mapped to camera functionality to activate the functionality.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Alda Yuk Ying Luong, Jason Williams, Michael J. Lammers
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Patent number: 9369662Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called smart gallery that is designed to create a short summary view of a collection of content, such as photographs and video. The content can be prioritized and presented in a smart gallery user interface that includes gallery elements that can be sized in accordance with prioritized content. Prioritization can take place based on whether content is manually captured or automatically captured. Alternately or additionally, prioritization can take place based on content analysis that looks at content quality and/or objects that appear in the content.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2013Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Michael J. Lammers, Seang Y. Chau
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Publication number: 20160119544Abstract: Various embodiments provide a camera that includes a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 7, 2016Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Seang Y. Chau, Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han
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Patent number: 9282244Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. In one or more embodiments, the wearable camera can include a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han
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Publication number: 20160021300Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. The wearable camera includes an accelerometer that can be used to detect camera motion. Input can be provided to the camera in the form of one or more taps which have an associated motion profile, as sensed by the accelerometer. The tap or taps can be mapped to camera functionality to activate the functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2015Publication date: January 21, 2016Inventors: Seang Y. Chau, Alda Yuk Ying Luong, Jason Williams, Michael J. Lammers
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Patent number: 9066007Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. The wearable camera includes an accelerometer that can be used to detect camera motion. Input can be provided to the camera in the form of one or more taps which have an associated motion profile, as sensed by the accelerometer. The tap or taps can be mapped to camera functionality to activate the functionality.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: SkypeInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Alda Yuk Ying Luong, Jason Williams, Michael J. Lammers
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Publication number: 20140320687Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. The wearable camera includes an accelerometer that can be used to detect camera motion. Input can be provided to the camera in the form of one or more taps which have an associated motion profile, as sensed by the accelerometer. The tap or taps can be mapped to camera functionality to activate the functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Alda Yuk Ying Luong, Jason Williams, Michael J. Lammers
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Publication number: 20140320697Abstract: Various embodiments provide a so-called smart gallery that is designed to create a short summary view of a collection of content, such as photographs and video. The content can be prioritized and presented in a smart gallery user interface that includes gallery elements that can be sized in accordance with prioritized content. Prioritization can take place based on whether content is manually captured or automatically captured. Alternately or additionally, prioritization can take place based on content analysis that looks at content quality and/or objects that appear in the content.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Michael J. Lammers, Seang Y. Chau
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Publication number: 20140317480Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. In one or more embodiments, the wearable camera can automatically take a series of photos and save those photos on the camera. The series of photos can be analyzed for various characteristics and properties. These characteristics and properties can be used to automatically select music from a music library. The music can then be used to create a video slideshow that includes music tailored to the characteristics and properties of the pictures. A link to an associated video file can be provided for sharing the video slideshow.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 23, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Michael J. Lammers
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Publication number: 20140270689Abstract: Various embodiments provide a wearable camera that can be worn by a user. In one or more embodiments, the wearable camera can include a non-touch switch that can be utilized to access and activate various camera functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Seang Y. Chau, Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han
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Publication number: 20140270688Abstract: In one or more embodiments, a camera includes a replay mode which, when selected, the camera automatically captures image data, such as video or still images, and saves the image data to a memory buffer. The size of the memory buffer may be set by the user to determine how much image data is to be collected. If an event occurs that the user wishes to memorialize through video or still images, a record button can be activated which saves the image data from the beginning of the memory buffer and continues recording until the user presses the record button again.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Amy Aimei Han, Michael J. Lammers, Sang-Kyun Han, Seang Y. Chau
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Publication number: 20130021376Abstract: A method and apparatus for reorienting displayed data responsive to resizing a window in which the data is displayed is disclosed. Data is displayed in a window in a first orientation. Responsive to receiving an input modifying the size of the window, it is determined whether to reorient the data displayed in the window based on the modified size of the window. For example, if the modified size of the window exceeds a threshold, the data is reoriented. Responsive to determining to reorient the data, the window is resized to the modified size and the data is displayed in a second orientation. In one embodiment the first orientation is orthogonal to the second orientation.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2011Publication date: January 24, 2013Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.Inventors: Ansuman Tapan Satpathy, Binu Abraham, Seang Y. Chau, Su-Yin Gan, Tae Jin Kim, Haitang Wang