Patents by Inventor Timothy Lai

Timothy Lai 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).

  • Publication number: 20240087738
    Abstract: A telepresence robot may include a drive system, a control system, an imaging system, and a mapping module. The mapping module may access a plan view map of an area and tags associated with the area. In various embodiments, each tag may include tag coordinates and tag information, which may include a tag annotation. A tag identification system may identify tags within a predetermined range of the current position and the control system may execute an action based on an identified tag whose tag information comprises a telepresence robot action modifier. The telepresence robot may rotate an upper portion independent from a lower portion. A remote terminal may allow an operator to control the telepresence robot using any combination of control methods, including by selecting a destination in a live video feed, by selecting a destination on a plan view map, or by using a joystick or other peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Yulun Wang, Charles S. Jordan, Tim Wright, Michael Chan, Marco Pinter, Kevin Hanrahan, Daniel Sanchez, James Ballantyne, Cody Herzog, Blair Whitney, Fuji Lai, Kelton Temby, Eben Christopher Rauhut, Justin H. Kearns, Cheuk Wah Wong, Timothy Sturtevant Farlow
  • Patent number: 11912615
    Abstract: Glass-based articles comprise stress profiles providing improved fracture resistance. The glass-based articles herein provide high fracture resistance after multiple drops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Timothy Michael Gross, Xiaoju Guo, Jason Thomas Harris, Peter Joseph Lezzi, Alexandra Lai Ching Kao Andrews Mitchell, Pascale Oram, Kevin Barry Reiman, Rostislav Vatchev Roussev, Ljerka Ukrainczyk
  • Patent number: 11664679
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol may include wiring connectors configured to receive wires from the external system; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels to encode a first multi-bit binary message according to the communication protocol to be sent to the external system; a current monitor to measure a plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors and decode the plurality of current levels to determine a second multi-bit binary message sent from the external system according to the communication protocol; and a power converter that adjusts an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based at least in part on the voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20210249900
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol may include wiring connectors configured to receive wires from the external system; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels to encode a first multi-bit binary message according to the communication protocol to be sent to the external system; a current monitor to measure a plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors and decode the plurality of current levels to determine a second multi-bit binary message sent from the external system according to the communication protocol; and a power converter that adjusts an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based at least in part on the voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 10992175
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol includes a plurality of wiring connectors configured to receive a plurality of wires, where the plurality of wiring connectors receive a plurality of current levels set by the external system according to the communication protocol; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels according to the communication protocol; a current monitor to measure the plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors; a second voltage regulator that provides a current-limiting output; and a power converter that optimizes an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based on the current-limiting output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20190384334
    Abstract: A circuit for stealing power from an external system without interfering with a communication protocol includes a plurality of wiring connectors configured to receive a plurality of wires, where the plurality of wiring connectors receive a plurality of current levels set by the external system according to the communication protocol; a first voltage regulator to regulate a voltage on the plurality of wiring connectors at a plurality of voltage levels according to the communication protocol; a current monitor to measure the plurality of current levels received through the plurality of wiring connectors; a second voltage regulator that provides a current-limiting output; and a power converter that optimizes an amount of power stolen from the plurality of wiring connectors based on the current-limiting output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventors: Daniel Adam Warren, Eric Marschalkowski, Nathan Lentz, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20190319948
    Abstract: A remote notary system, authentication, and identity proofing system is disclosed that is allows documents to be notarized and witnessed online. In some embodiments, more than one signatory or observers may be included in a remote notary session at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Applicant: SETTLEWARE SECURE SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: C. Richard Triola, David Kressel, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 10165323
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: THE DIRECTV GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 9549215
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The DirecTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Publication number: 20160360291
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Applicant: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 8752084
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault
  • Patent number: 8612291
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Yun Huang, Amit Khanna, Timothy Lai
  • Publication number: 20120284114
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Yun HUANG, Amit KHANNA, Timothy LAI
  • Publication number: 20120284608
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including a computer program product for optimizing the display of landing pages in restrictive display environments are provided. A determined area or region of the landing page is identified. Upon receiving a request for content items to be presented on a device, a plurality of content items are identified for presentation on the device, each of the content items having an associated landing page destination address. If the requesting device is a restricted display device, a hash tag is appended to each of the associated destination addresses, each hash tag corresponding to a predefined section of an associated landing page. The plurality of identified content items are transmitted to the requesting device for presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Yun HUANG, Amit Khanna, Timothy Lai
  • Patent number: 8209713
    Abstract: The present invention discloses systems for monitoring advertisements. A system for monitoring advertisements in a broadcast television channel in accordance with the present invention comprises a sound level monitor for monitoring an audio level of a first broadcast television channel, a data tagger, coupled to the sound level monitor, for tagging a start and an end of an advertisement segment within the first broadcast television channel, and a receiver, wherein when the receiver is first tuned to the first broadcast channel and then tuned to a second broadcast channel, an on-screen display is displayed on a monitor displaying the second broadcast channel, the OSD being displayed when the end of the advertisement segment within the first broadcast channel occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: The DIRECTV Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Lai, Robert G. Arsenault