Patents by Inventor Thomas Chao
Thomas Chao 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: 11960827Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may comprise instructions stored thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the instructions may be configured to cause a computing system to at least present a user interface of an application in association with a user account, the user interface including at least one fillable field, determine a content type of the at least one fillable field, search messages stored in association with the user account for a text string associated with the content type of the at least one fillable field, and fill the at least one fillable field with the text string.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thomas Chao, Jeroen Jillissen, Govind Kaushal, Prasenjit Sarkar, Deanna Carey, Annika Matta
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Publication number: 20240094800Abstract: In one embodiment, an eyewear frame for a user includes at least a front portion with two side portions; two speakers, one in each side portion; a connection region at one side portion, with an electrical connector having two conductive pads to connect to corresponding conductive contacts of a counterpart connector; a rechargeable battery; a microphone in the frame; and wireless communication circuitry in the frame. The connection region can be provided at an inside surface of one of the side portions. The eyewear frame can also include a touch-sensitive input surface on the eyewear frame configured to provide an input to the frame to perform a function. Another embodiment includes a headset with an electrical connector having a conductive pad to connect to a corresponding conductive contact of a counterpart connector. The headset can also include a touch-sensitive input surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventors: Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
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Patent number: 11921355Abstract: Techniques for providing wearable electronic devices with electrical components are disclosed. The electrical components can provide electrical technology to eyewear to facilitate audio support including enhanced hearing. The electrical components can operate independently or together with other electrical components provided elsewhere. The wearable electronic devices with electronic components can, for example, provide audio output, audio enhancements, or event-related audio content.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2023Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: IngenioSpec, LLCInventors: Thomas A. Howell, David Chao, C. Douglass Thomas, Peter P. Tong
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Patent number: 10547576Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may comprise instructions stored thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the instructions may be configured to cause a server computing system to at least maintain electronic messages received by a user, at least one of the electronic messages including textual content and a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), retrieve, more than once, a file identified by the URL from a remote server identified by the URL, subsequent to each retrieval, determine whether content of the file identified by the URL meets a trigger condition, and based on determining that the file identified by the URL meets the trigger condition, cause a client computing system associated with the user to modify a presentation of the at least one electronic message that includes the textual content and the URL.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: GOOGLE LLCInventors: Govind Kaushal, Prasenjit Sarkar, Jeroen Jillissen, Thomas Chao
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Patent number: 10271394Abstract: Methods and circuits for controlling one or more LEDs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a light emitting diode (LED) driver for driving one or more serially connected LEDs includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to receive a rectified AC voltage, where the voltage regulator circuit includes a depletion device configured to generate an unregulated voltage using the rectified AC voltage, a band gap voltage reference circuit configured to generate one or more reference voltages using the unregulated voltage, and a current setting circuit configured to control the one or more serially connected LEDs using the one or more reference voltages, where the current setting circuit is connected to a circuit ground through a current setting resistor having a fixed resistance value.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2017Date of Patent: April 23, 2019Assignee: MIKPOWER, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chao, John Huang
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Patent number: 9907139Abstract: Methods and circuits for controlling LEDs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multistage driver for driving a plurality of serially connected LEDs includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to receive a rectified AC voltage, where the voltage regulator circuit includes a depletion device configured to generate a unregulated voltage using the rectified AC voltage, a band gap voltage reference circuit configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages using the unregulated voltage, and a current setting circuit configured to control the plurality of serially connected LEDs using the plurality of reference voltages.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: MIKPOWER, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chao, John Huang
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Publication number: 20150351193Abstract: Methods and circuits for controlling LEDs are disclosed. In one embodiment, a multistage driver for driving a plurality of serially connected LEDs includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to receive a rectified AC voltage, where the voltage regulator circuit includes a depletion device configured to generate a unregulated voltage using the rectified AC voltage, a band gap voltage reference circuit configured to generate a plurality of reference voltages using the unregulated voltage, and a current setting circuit configured to control the plurality of serially connected LEDs using the plurality of reference voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Thomas Chao, John Huang
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Patent number: 9107258Abstract: Methods and circuits for controlling LEDs are disclosed. In one embodiment, the light emitting diode (LED) integrated circuit controller includes a voltage regulator circuit configured to operate with an alternating current (AC) power source, where the voltage regulator circuit includes a depletion device configured to receive a varying AC voltage and to generate a unregulated voltage, and a band gap voltage reference circuit configured to received the unregulated voltage and to generate a substantially constant direct current (DC) voltage. The LED integrated circuit controller further includes a current setting circuit configured to receive the substantially constant DC voltage and to provide a substantially constant direct current to drive a series of light emitting diodes, and a second depletion device configured to protect the LED integrated circuit controller from external high voltages.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: MIKPOWER, Inc.Inventors: Thomas Chao, John Huang
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Patent number: 6097048Abstract: A dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell includes first and second MOS transistors, such as a PMOS transistor and NMOS transistor in a CMOS cell. One of the two transistors functions as a switch transistor while the other transistor is configured as a storage capacitor. The DRAM cell may be integrated into a logic device, such as a CMOS gate array, using PMOS and NMOS transistor cells formed in the gate array. In that case, the DRAM cell may be fabricated in a logic device with the standard processes used to produce the logic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 1998Date of Patent: August 1, 2000Assignee: Oki SemiconductorInventors: Chingchi Yao, Chung-Jen Chien, Thomas Chao