Patents by Inventor Tor Fredericks

Tor Fredericks 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: 12450153
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a machine learning model is trained using interaction data received from a number of mobile devices by correlating user selections with visual elements (e.g., icons). During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. An action is generated based on the provided screenshot that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine. These steps are repeated until an end-state of the testing routine is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Chen, Tor Fredericks, Anqi Luo, Pei Zheng
  • Patent number: 12393320
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a behavioral model or other machine learning model is trained using training data collected while testers use mobile devices to test the services. During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. The behavioral model or other machine learning model can use the provided screenshot to determine an action that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine. These steps are repeated until an end-state of the testing routine is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Tor Fredericks, Dong Chen
  • Publication number: 20240311277
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a machine learning model is trained using interaction data received from a number of mobile devices by correlating user selections with visual elements (e.g., icons). During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. An action is generated based on the provided screenshot that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2024
    Publication date: September 19, 2024
    Inventors: Dong Chen, Tor Fredericks, Anqi Luo, Pei Zheng
  • Patent number: 12026084
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a machine learning model is trained using interaction data received from a number of mobile devices by correlating user selections with visual elements (e.g., icons). During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. An action is generated based on the provided screenshot that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine. These steps are repeated until an end-state of the testing routine is detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Dong Chen, Anqi Luo, Pei Zheng, Tor Fredericks
  • Publication number: 20220171510
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a behavioral model or other machine learning model is trained using training data collected while testers use mobile devices to test the services. During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. The behavioral model or other machine learning model can use the provided screenshot to determine an action that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine. These steps are repeated until an end-state of the testing routine is detected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Inventors: Tor Fredericks, Dong Chen
  • Publication number: 20220147437
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques that may be used to automate testing of services on mobile devices using visual analysis. In some embodiments, a machine learning model is trained using interaction data received from a number of mobile devices by correlating user selections with visual elements (e.g., icons). During execution of a testing routine on a mobile device, screenshots are obtained of a screen of the mobile device and provided to the machine learning model. An action is generated based on the provided screenshot that simulates a user action (e.g., a user touch on the screen of the mobile device) at a location of an icon or other visual element associated with the testing routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Dong Chen, Anqi Luo, Pei Zheng, Tor Fredericks