Patents by Inventor T. Fong
T. Fong 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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Publication number: 20230267853Abstract: An immersive exhibit of video game related interactives includes a periodic table representing a display and a tally of identified activities within predetermined categories in the table. The categories are generic verbs or terms encompassing subsets of interactive video game actions, the identified activities are species, such as the “verbs” or activities of the video games like jump, solve, sort, or punch. A first subset of the plurality of video game related interactives are physically located within a first gallery representing a first category and a second subset of video game related interactives are physically located within a second gallery of the exhibit. An objective of the exhibit is the completion of identified activities in the periodic table by interacting with the video game related interactives having the identified activities.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2023Publication date: August 24, 2023Inventors: Jon-Paul C. Dyson, Elliot Drury, Daniel Resch, Andrew Borman, Byron T. Fong
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Patent number: 11194456Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system for implementing a tool that allows users to test a webpage. The system may include a computing device configured to use the tool to parse a request that is transmitted in response to, for example, a selection to load the webpage. The tool may also generate a user interface comprising variables of the request. The variables may be displayed so that they may be selected by a user. For each selected variable, the computing device may generate a column within a table. The table may include the values for each selected variable. The computing device may also generate a second table with corresponding values for corresponding variables. Further, the computing device may compare corresponding values to execute regression testing. Also, the computing device may allow a user to select criteria for certain variables to generate rules and apply rules against requests.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYInventors: John Michael Berg, Jeraldine Dahlman, Jason T. Fong, Sameer Khaladkar
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Patent number: 10963138Abstract: A system for implementing a tool that allows users to test a webpage. The system may include a computing device that uses the tool to parse a request transmitted in response to, for example, a selection to load the webpage. The tool may also generate a user interface comprising variables of the request. The variables may be displayed for selection by a user. For each selected variable, the computing device may generate a column within a table. The table may include values for each selected variable. The computing device may also generate another table with values for corresponding variables. Further, the computing device may compare values to execute regression testing. The computing device may allow a user to select criteria for certain variables to generate rules and apply rules against requests. The computing device may also allow users to export data to be analyzed and reported in another tool.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Allstate Insurance CompanyInventors: John Michael Berg, Jeraldine Dahlman, Jason T. Fong, Sameer Khaladkar
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Patent number: 9811248Abstract: Methods, computer-readable media, software, and apparatuses provide a system for implementing a tool that allows users to test a webpage. The system may include a computing device configured to use the tool to parse a request that is transmitted in response to, for example, a selection to load the webpage. The tool may also generate a user interface comprising variables of the request. The variables may be displayed so that they may be selected by a user. For each selected variable, the computing device may generate a column within a table. The table may include the values for each selected variable. The computing device may also generate a second table with corresponding values for corresponding variables. Further, the computing device may compare corresponding values to execute regression testing. Also, the computing device may allow a user to select criteria for certain variables to generate rules and apply rules against requests.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2014Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: Allstate Institute CompanyInventors: John Michael Berg, Jeraldine Dahlman, Jason T. Fong, Sameer Khaladkar
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Patent number: 9215146Abstract: An example switch in accordance with the present disclosure is to process a command to determine desired identification information; generate a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) frame based at least in part on the desired identification information, wherein the LLDP frame comprises an optional type-length-value (TLV) that causes a second switch to enable a light source; and transmit the LLDP to the second switch.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2012Date of Patent: December 15, 2015Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LPInventors: Shaun Wakumoto, Dick T Fong, Nathan Jenne
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Publication number: 20130336165Abstract: An example switch in accordance with the present disclosure is to process a command to determine desired identification information; generate a link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) frame based at least in part on the desired identification information, wherein the LLDP frame comprises an optional type-length-value (TLV) that causes a second switch to enable a light source; and transmit the LLDP to the second switch,Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2012Publication date: December 19, 2013Inventors: Shaun Wakumoto, Dick T. Fong, Nathan Jenne
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Patent number: 8477045Abstract: An apparatus comprises a shipping box containing an access area and a configurable electronic device. The configurable electronic device comprises an electrical connector accessible via the access area on the shipping box. The configurable electronic device also comprises a management module that receives electrical power via the electrical connector when a single external cable is mated to the electrical connector through the access area. The management module receives configuration information via the single external cable while the configurable electronic device is still in the shipping box and without having host logic in the configurable electronic device being powered up. In other embodiments, multiple configurable electronic devices can be reconfigured simultaneously and wirelessly by an external programming unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2009Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thomas M. Laffey, Dick T. Fong, Dennis Carr, Kevin Boyum
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Patent number: 8266356Abstract: Systems, methods and portable devices are provided for interconnecting one or more computing modules within an enclosure together to form an integrated system. A portable device may include a communication interface configured to be removably coupled to each computing module for interconnecting them together to form the integrated system. A portable device may also include memory configured to store an integrated system personality that serves as a point of authority for each computing module of the integrated system. The integrated system personality may include an identifier of the integrated system.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Stephen B. Lyle, Loren M. Koehler, Dick T. Fong
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Patent number: 8090083Abstract: A system and/or methodology that unifies a telephonic communication component and/or system with a data (e.g., messaging) server component and/or system. The system can facilitate telephonically accessing rich information in the server (e.g., messaging server). This rich information can include email content, calendar content, contacts information, or the like. Moreover, with access to an application programming interface, the invention can add functionality to initiate email communications as well as to accept or cancel meetings. Furthermore, the invention can synchronize messages of disparate formats. By way of example a user can set an “Out of Office” (OOF) status on both an email systems and telephone voicemail system from one location in one action. In another aspect, it will be appreciated that any message or data component can be analyzed, transformed, matched and/or communicated from one system to another (e.g., server to telephone) in accordance with the subject invention.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: January 3, 2012Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David T. Fong, David A. Howell
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Publication number: 20110216889Abstract: A system that concurrently provides multiple user interface (UI) mechanisms that facilitate control of an application state machine (e.g., unified message system). More particularly, the invention can create two relatively distinct user experiences, one via dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) navigation and another through speech recognition navigation of a unified message system. In accordance therewith, one single underlying state machine can be used. Navigation and flow control (e.g., state transitions) in the state machine can be leveraged by multiple UI mechanisms that actively co-exist. The invention introduces speech recognition features together with other input mechanisms to drive the UI of an application state machine (e.g., unified messaging system). The speech recognition UI can be designed to provide a natural navigation through the application independent of a DTMF UI.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2011Publication date: September 8, 2011Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A. Howell, David T. Fong
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Publication number: 20110145467Abstract: Systems, methods and portable devices are provided for interconnecting one or more computing modules within an enclosure together to form an integrated system. A portable device may include a communication interface configured to be removably coupled to each computing module for interconnecting them together to form the integrated system. A portable device may also include memory configured to store an integrated system personality that serves as a point of authority for each computing module of the integrated system. The integrated system personality may include an identifier of the integrated system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2009Publication date: June 16, 2011Inventors: Stephen B. Lyle, Loren M. Koehler, Dick T. Fong
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Publication number: 20110102148Abstract: An apparatus comprises a shipping box containing an access area and a configurable electronic device. The configurable electronic device comprises an electrical connector accessible via the access area on the shipping box. The configurable electronic device also comprises a management module that receives electrical power via the electrical connector when a single external cable is mated to the electrical connector through the access area. The management module receives configuration information via the single external cable while the configurable electronic device is still in the shipping box and without having host logic in the configurable electronic device being powered up. In other embodiments, multiple configurable electronic devices can be reconfigured simultaneously and wirelessly by an external programming unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2009Publication date: May 5, 2011Inventors: Thomas M. Laffey, Dick T. Fong, Dennis Carr, Kevin Boyum
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Patent number: 7912186Abstract: A system that concurrently provides multiple user interface (UI) mechanisms that facilitate control of an application state machine (e.g., unified message system). More particularly, the invention can create two relatively distinct user experiences, one via dual tone multi-frequency (DTMF) navigation and another through speech recognition navigation of a unified message system. In accordance therewith, one single underlying state machine can be used. Navigation and flow control (e.g., state transitions) in the state machine can be leveraged by multiple UI mechanisms that actively co-exist. The invention introduces speech recognition features together with other input mechanisms to drive the UI of an application state machine (e.g., unified messaging system). The speech recognition UI can be designed to provide a natural navigation through the application independent of a DTMF UI.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: March 22, 2011Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A Howell, David T Fong
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Patent number: 7693267Abstract: Improved systems and methods are provided for transcribing audio files of voice mails sent over a unified messaging system. Customized grammars specific to a voice mail recipient are created and utilized to transcribe a received voice mail by comparing the audio file to commonly utilized words, names, acronyms, and phrases used by the recipient. Key elements are identified from the resulting text transcription to aid the recipient in processing received voice mails based on the significant content contained in the voice mail.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: April 6, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David Andrew Howell, Sridhar Sundararaman, David T. Fong, Frank Torsten Bernd Seide
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Patent number: 7672852Abstract: Localized prompt statements. For each prompt statement to be executed, identifying a resource string that corresponds to a variable associated with the prompt statement permits retrieval of one or more localized media files. For example, the media files may provide for playing spoken prompts in a localized language. Executing the prompt statement includes rendering the retrieved media files. In one aspect, the localized prompt statements contain both text and numeric values wherein a spoken prompt is grammatically correct for the numeric value contained in the prompt.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2005Date of Patent: March 2, 2010Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Thomas W. Millett, David T. Fong
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Publication number: 20090290692Abstract: A system and/or methodology that unifies a telephonic communication component and/or system with a data (e.g., messaging) server component and/or system. The system can facilitate telephonically accessing rich information in the server (e.g., messaging server). This rich information can include email content, calendar content, contacts information, or the like. Moreover, with access to an application programming interface, the invention can add functionality to initiate email communications as well as to accept or cancel meetings. Furthermore, the invention can synchronize messages of disparate formats. By way of example a user can set an “Out of Office” (OOF) status on both an email systems and telephone voicemail system from one location in one action. In another aspect, it will be appreciated that any message or data component can be analyzed, transformed, matched and/or communicated from one system to another (e.g., server to telephone) in accordance with the subject invention.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2009Publication date: November 26, 2009Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David T. Fong, David A. Howell
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Patent number: 7551727Abstract: A system and/or methodology that unifies a telephonic communication component and/or system with a data (e.g., messaging) server component and/or system. The system can facilitate telephonically accessing rich information in the server (e.g., messaging server). This rich information can include email content, calendar content, contacts information, or the like. Moreover, with access to an application programming interface, the invention can add functionality to initiate email communications as well as to accept or cancel meetings. Furthermore, the invention can synchronize messages of disparate formats. By way of example a user can set an “Out of Office” (OOF) status on both an email systems and telephone voicemail system from one location in one action. In another aspect, it will be appreciated that any message or data component can be analyzed, transformed, matched and/or communicated from one system to another (e.g., server to telephone) in accordance with the subject invention.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2005Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David A Howell, David T Fong
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Patent number: 7387806Abstract: A method of administering an herbal composition, comprising geranium oil and extracts from roots of the plants of the genus Sophora to mammalian animals undergoing cancer treatments that induce bone marrow suppression side effect, such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy. The composition can be in the form of an oil capsule, tablets, pills, and pastes and administered orally at specific dosages. The composition can also take on the form of an injection to be administered intravenously and intraperitoneally at specific dosages. The administration can be made before and or after the cancer treatment.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2004Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: Medigreen Biotechnology Inc.Inventors: Andy A. T. Fong, Guang-Tzuu Shane
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Publication number: 20080119567Abstract: The present invention relates to herbal composition and methods of administering an herbal composition, comprising geranium oil and extracts from roots of the plants of the genus Sophora, particularly S. flavescenes and S. tonkinensis, to humans and other mammalian animals with gastric ulcers induced by H. pylori infection. The same composition is shown to be able to eradicate H. pylori in vitro. The invention also relates to a composition comprising citronellol and extracts from roots of Sophora plants. The present invention further relates to the use of citronellol to inhibit gastric ulcers. The invention also relates to the use of the same composition to inhibit the enzymatic activity of Na+/K+-ATPase to strengthen heart muscle contractions and prevent heart failure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2007Publication date: May 22, 2008Inventors: Andy A.T. Fong, Guang-Tzuu Shane, Hsun-Lang Chang, Wei-Ying Kuo
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Patent number: D669263Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2011Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Inventor: Ume T. Fong