Patents by Inventor True Xiong

True Xiong 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).

  • Portable device to portable device wireless power transfer methods and systems
    Patent number: 9577463
    Abstract: Some embodiments provide a portable consumer electronic device comprising: a battery; a user interface configured to provide a user with information and receive inputs from a user; and a wireless power distribution circuitry coupled with the battery, wherein the wireless power distribution circuitry comprises: a power transfer antenna electrically coupled with the battery and configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with a separate second portable consumer electronic device that is configured to wirelessly and inductively couple with the portable consumer electronic device, and the wireless power distribution circuitry is configured to wirelessly transfer power from the battery through the power transfer antenna to the second portable consumer electronic device; and a power supply controller configured to control the wireless transfer of power through the power transfer antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Network Entertainment International LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, James R. Milne, True Xiong
  • Method and apparatus for content channels based on selection criteria
    Patent number: 9571869
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Ling Jun Wong
  • Method and apparatus for content manipulation
    Patent number: 9569440
    Abstract: A method and system for organizing content data by adding one or more identifiers that place the content data in context or provide additional details about the content. The method includes attaching a label to image data and classifying the image data based on the label.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Jason Wallace
  • Method and apparatus for monitoring activity of an electronic device
    Patent number: 9559860
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring activity of a device. The method includes associating one or more monitoring devices with an electronic device. Rules that have been established to define acceptable content that can be accessed by the electronic device are accessed. Requested content, which is requested by the electronic device, is identified. The requested content is compared to the established rules. An alert condition is generated when the requested content violates the established rules. An alert signal is provided to the one or more monitoring devices based on the alert condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Ling Jun Wong
  • System and method to easily return to a recently-accessed service on a second display
    Patent number: 9544620
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided to implement a technique for using a second display with a content playback device. In one implementation, this feature allows users to easily return to a recently-accessed service when browsing on a second display. The most recent service may appear at the top of the list. Such systems and methods may be particularly advantageous when a user normally only visits a few services in an entire list of available services on a regular basis. The recently-accessed service may be specific to the user account, a user profile within the user account, the second display, or the content playback device. In some implementations, the second display may be a smart phone that can often be found beside the user, a laptop or tablet PC, or the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: Ling Jun Wong, Charles McCoy, True Xiong
  • Separating internet TV and broadcast TV using a TV remote control
    Patent number: 9503773
    Abstract: Internet application use and execution in an IPTV system is separated from the television to eliminate the Internet application learning curve and at the same time preserve a viewing experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: True Xiong, Ling Jun Wong
  • Social networking management server
    Patent number: 9495710
    Abstract: A social media management server (MS) provides a single authentication point for a client device to log in to multiple social networking accounts. Through the MS, the client device can pull social networking updates to it or have them pushed to the client device. Also, the MS provides a set of APIs for all enabled client devices to interact with social networking sites/services. The MS updates APIs between itself and the social networking sites/services without changing the APIs between itself and client devices in that only mandatory changes in the MS-to-social networking servers APIs are propagated to the APIs between the MS and client devices to reduce the API update requirements on the client side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong
  • Method and system for controlling network-enabled devices with voice commands
    Patent number: 9495961
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods to implement a technique for using voice input to control a network-enabled device. In one implementation, this feature allows the user to conveniently register and manage an IPTV device using voice input rather than employing a bulky remote control or a separate registration website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: True Xiong, Charles McCoy
  • User profile based audio adjustment techniques
    Patent number: 9466300
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed toward user profile based audio adjustment techniques. The techniques are used to render various audio and/or audio/video content having different audio output parameter values in accordance with a user profile that characterizes a user's desired value and/or range of one or more of the output parameter levels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong
  • Apparatus and method for communicating media content
    Patent number: 9456055
    Abstract: Certain aspects of a method and apparatus for communicating media content may include a server communicatively coupled to a plurality of content rendering devices. One or more processors in the server may be operable to determine a set of configuration settings associated with the media content based on a set of parameters. The server may encode the media content and the determined set of configuration settings to generate an encoded media content. The determined set of configuration settings may be included in a header section of the encoded media content. The server may transmit the encoded media content to at least one of the plurality of content rendering devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignees: SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC, SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ling Jun Wong, Charles McCoy, True Xiong
  • Method and apparatus for manipulating content channels
    Patent number: 9451297
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for creating channels dedicated to a particular type of content. The method includes acquiring seed content and using the seed content in the creation or updating of a content list. Additional content for the channel is acquired based on the common features of the content list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Ling Jun Wong
  • Method and apparatus for searching over a network
    Patent number: 9426510
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for performing global searching using second display devices. In an IPTV system, a second display application is typically a more complex application. There are typically many features, which increase complexity when a user attempts to find an asset, a service, a utility, a shortcut, or other information and/or content of the second display application. The use of a global search tool enhances the usage of the second display application, especially when a utility is buried in the second display application, making that utility more difficult to access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong
  • METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROJECTING CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160212391
    Abstract: Various aspects of a method and device for projecting content are disclosed herein. The method for projecting content is executed within a content projection device. One or more uneven portions are detected on a surface onto which the content is to be projected. Based on the detected one or more uneven portions on the surface, the projection of the content is adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Inventors: TRUE XIONG, CHARLES McCOY, THOMAS CALABRESE
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING CLOSED-CAPTION INFORMATION
    Publication number: 20160182979
    Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system to process closed-caption information are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, in response to the receipt of a first request from an electronic device, the method includes retrieval of metadata associated with media content displayed at the electronic device. The retrieved metadata may be dynamically converted from the first format to a second format based on the first request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: CHARLES McCOY, TRUE XIONG, VIRAL MEHTA, KEVIN ZHANG
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE AUTHENTICATION
    Publication number: 20160164852
    Abstract: Various aspects of a system and a method for device authentication are disclosed herein. The system comprises one or more processors in a first communication device. The one or more processors are operable to detect a second communication device within a communication range of the first communication device. The first communication device is in an unlocked state and the second communication device is in a locked state. The first communication device communicates authentication data to unlock the detected second communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: CHARLES McCOY, TRUE XIONG, CLAY FISHER
  • DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RENDERING DIGITAL CONTENT
    Publication number: 20160162242
    Abstract: Various aspects of a display apparatus and a method for rendering digital content are disclosed herein. The display apparatus comprises a display controller that is configured to dynamically control an active display layer and/or a passive display layer. The active display layer and/or the passive display layer activates a display region of a display screen of the display apparatus based on one or more parameters. The active display layer corresponds to a first display technology and the passive display layer corresponds to a second display technology.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: TRUE XIONG, CHARLES McCOY, PRISCILIANO FLORES, YUQIAN ZHAO
  • Smart live streaming event ads playback and resume method
    Patent number: 9363577
    Abstract: A digital video viewing system including methods for user selection of video advertisement content and time of display of video advertisements during a live video content stream. The digital video viewing system includes modules for receiving, evaluating and transmitting data within the digital video viewing system and to internet protocol content providers. Also shown are methods for recording and re-playing live internet protocol content in conjunction with the video advertisement display methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Network Entertainment International LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, True Xiong, Stewart Stremler
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDIRECTING AN IPTV DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160156990
    Abstract: A system and method for receiving user authentication information from a secondary device and sending a list of IPTV devices associated with the user authentication information to the secondary device. IPTV device selection is received from the secondary device and device identification information corresponding to a selected IPTV device is sent to the secondary device. A content selection from an asset list is received at a server and post execution instructions for the selected IPTV device are generated. Next asset information is sent to the selected IPTV device. The asset information includes content associated with the content selection and the post execution instructions. The post execution instructions determine further IPTV device functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Charles MCCOY, Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong, Leo Pedlow
  • Method and apparatus for providing recommended content playback on a display device
    Patent number: 9338494
    Abstract: An IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) as a first display device may be controlled in part by user on a second display device. The second display device can set start and end times for content which the user of the second display device recommends to the IPTV device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignees: SONY CORPORATION, SONY NETWORK ENTERTAINMENT INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Charles McCoy, Ling Jun Wong, True Xiong
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE INTERACTION WITH ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160125731
    Abstract: Various aspects of a method and system for remote interaction with an electronic device via a user interface are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the method comprises establishment of a first communication channel between a first electronic device and a second electronic device by use of a first communication protocol. A second communication channel is dynamically established with the second electronic device based on the established first communication channel. The second communication channel uses a second communication protocol. Data associated with the second electronic device is received by the first electronic device. The data is received via the established second communication channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: CHARLES McCOY, TRUE XIONG, CHUNLAN YAO, JUSTIN GONZALES