Patents by Inventor Simon Han

Simon Han 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: 12634549
    Abstract: In one example, a computing system comprises processing circuitry that executes instructions to determine whether a media content item is eligible for identification of key moments, retrieve a plurality of reactions associated with the media content item, wherein each reaction comprises a reaction timestamp that corresponds to a time at which a reaction was received and a graphical icon that corresponds to one of the reactions, group the reactions based on the reaction timestamp and the selected graphical icon, identify a plurality of key moments within the media content item based on the groupings, wherein each of the key moments is associated with a representative graphical icon that corresponds to an aggregated viewer reaction, and cause an indication of the media content item to be presented in a user interface while presenting the aggregated viewer reaction at each time window associated with each of the key moments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Avner Swerdlow, Stephen DeSalvo, Ling Fang, Ryan Knauer, David Valleau, Derrick Treul, Murtaza Halai, Simon Han, Antonia Hidalgo, Siobhan Quinn, Lyric Liu, Katherine Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20240406492
    Abstract: In one example, a computing system comprises processing circuitry that executes instructions to determine whether a media content item is eligible for identification of key moments, retrieve a plurality of reactions associated with the media content item, wherein each reaction comprises a reaction timestamp that corresponds to a time at which a reaction was received and a graphical icon that corresponds to one of the reactions, group the reactions based on the reaction timestamp and the selected graphical icon, identify a plurality of key moments within the media content item based on the groupings, wherein each of the key moments is associated with a representative graphical icon that corresponds to an aggregated viewer reaction, and cause an indication of the media content item to be presented in a user interface while presenting the aggregated viewer reaction at each time window associated with each of the key moments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Avner Swerdlow, Stephen DeSalvo, Ling Fang, Ryan Knauer, David Valleau, Derrick Treul, Murtaza Halai, Simon Han, Antonia Hidalgo, Siobhan Quinn, Lyric Liu, Katherine Schwartz
  • Patent number: 12063410
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Avner Swerdlow, Stephen DeSalvo, Ling Fang, Ryan Knauer, David Valleau, Derrick Treul, Murtaza Halai, Simon Han, Antonia Hidalgo, Siobhan Quinn, Lyric Liu, Katherine Schwartz
  • Publication number: 20230308709
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items with aggregated timed reactions are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Avner Swerdlow, Stephen DeSalvo, Ling Fang, Ryan Knauer, David Valleau, Derrick Treul, Murtaza Halai, Simon Han, Antonia Hidalgo, Siobhan Quinn, Lyric Liu, Katherine Schwartz
  • Patent number: 8959092
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises systems and methods for providing a stream of only those photographs (including those inter-mixed with videos and hybrid types (animated gifs, animated photo bursts, etc.)) that may be of interest to particular users in a social network based on consideration of user social graphs and other external signals generated for the photographs based on predefined criteria to determine user interest levels. The systems and methods obtain photographs, retrieve social graphs for particular users, evaluate and filter photographs, rank them, and limit the number of photographs provided for viewing from a single source. Accordingly, only photographs that are determined to be most interesting to particular users are provided for display to them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Isaac Sparrow, Anthony Howard Payne, Kevin Courtney Smilak, Simon Han, Amir Fish, David M. Cohen, Matthew Stephen Steiner
  • Publication number: 20140304269
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. A first image is received depicting a scene with one or more persons. Face detection information is identified for each person in the first image. Identification information for each face detected is obtained without user intervention. The face detection information and the identification information are associated with the first image. The first image including the associated face detection information and identification information is sent to a server hosting a media sharing service. An access link to an event group is received. The event group includes an album of the first image and a first collection of images that share a set of common features with the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shoji KIYOHARA, Henry BENJAMIN, Darren DELAYE, Ping Hsin CHEN, Simon HAN, Kevin SMILAK, Brian AXE, Hyduke NOSHADI, Kedar KANITKAR, Evan TSANG
  • Patent number: 8634603
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. A first image is received depicting a scene with one or more persons. Face detection information is identified for each person in the first image. Identification information for each face detected is obtained without user intervention. The face detection information and the identification information are associated with the first image. The first image including the associated face detection information and identification information is sent to a server hosting a media sharing service. An access link to an event group is received. The event group includes an album of the first image and a first collection of images that share a set of common features with the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Kiyohara, Henry Benjamin, Darren Delaye, Ping Chen, Simon Han, Kevin Smilak, Brian Axe, Hyduke Noshadi, Kedar Kanitkar, Evan Tsang
  • Publication number: 20140006420
    Abstract: The present disclosure comprises systems and methods for providing a stream of only those photographs (including those inter-mixed with videos and hybrid types (animated gifs, animated photo bursts, etc.)) that may be of interest to particular users in a social network based on consideration of user social graphs and other external signals generated for the photographs based on predefined criteria to determine user interest levels. The systems and methods obtain photographs, retrieve social graphs for particular users, evaluate and filter photographs, rank them, and limit the number of photographs provided for viewing from a single source. Accordingly, only photographs that are determined to be most interesting to particular users are provided for display to them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Isaac Sparrow, Anthony Howard Payne, Kevin Courtney Smilak, Simon Han, Amir Fish, David M. Cohen, Matthew Stephen Steiner
  • Publication number: 20120314917
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. A first image is received depicting a scene with one or more persons. Face detection information is identified for each person in the first image. Identification information for each face detected is obtained without user intervention. The face detection information and the identification information are associated with the first image. The first image including the associated face detection information and identification information is sent to a server hosting a media sharing service. An access link to an event group is received. The event group includes an album of the first image and a first collection of images that share a set of common features with the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shoji KIYOHARA, Henry BENJAMIN, Darren DELAYE, Ping Hsin CHEN, Simon HAN, Kevin SMILAK, Brian AXE, Hyduke NOSHADI, Kedar KANITKAR, Evan TSANG
  • Patent number: 8270684
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. Collections of images are received from different users, where each collection is associated with a particular user and the users may be associated with each other. The collections are grouped into one or more albums based on the content of the images in the collection, where each album is associated with a particular user. The albums from the different users are grouped into one or more event groups based on the content of the albums. The event groups are then shared automatically, without user intervention, between the different users based on their associations with each other and their individual sharing preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shoji Kiyohara, Henry Benjamin, Darren Delaye, Ping Hsin Chen, Simon Han, Kevin Smilak, Brian Axe, Hyduke Noshadi, Kedar Kanitkar, Evan Tsang
  • Patent number: 8194940
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. Collections of images are received from different users, where each collection is associated with a particular user and the users may be associated with each other. The collections are grouped into one or more albums based on the content of the images in the collection, where each album is associated with a particular user. The albums from the different users are grouped into one or more event groups based on the content of the albums. The event groups are then shared automatically, without user intervention, between the different users based on their associations with each other and their individual sharing preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Google, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shoji Kiyohara, Henry Benjamin, Darren Delaye, Ping Hsin Chen, Simon Han, Kevin Smilak, Brian Axe, Hyduke Noshadi, Kedar Kanitkar, Evan Tsang
  • Publication number: 20120027256
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for automatically sharing media between users is provided. Collections of images are received from different users, where each collection is associated with a particular user and the users may be associated with each other. The collections are grouped into one or more albums based on the content of the images in the collection, where each album is associated with a particular user. The albums from the different users are grouped into one or more event groups based on the content of the albums. The event groups are then shared automatically, without user intervention, between the different users based on their associations with each other and their individual sharing preferences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Keith Shoji Kiyohara, Henry Benjamin, Darren Delaye, Ping Hsin Chen, Simon Han, Kevin Smilak, Brian Axe, Hyduke Noshadi, Kedar Kanitkar, Evan Tsang