Patents by Inventor William Brendel
William Brendel 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: 11934780Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for presenting content suggestions within a messaging interface. A content suggestion system performs operations that include: receiving inputs that include a text string into a messaging interface; parsing a keyword from the text string of the input in response to receiving the inputs; retrieving message content that includes at least a media item based on the keyword; and presenting a chat suggestion that includes the message content within the messaging interface, according to certain example embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss
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Publication number: 20240045899Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an icon based tagging system to associate a graphical icon (e.g., an emoji) with a data category, receive media content that includes a data object and the graphical icon, assign the media content to the data category based on the presence of the graphical icon within the media content, receive a search request that comprises search criteria that includes at least the graphical icon, and present a set of search results that include the media content in response to the search request.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20230418910Abstract: Sentiment classification can be implemented by an entity-level multimodal sentiment classification neural network. The neural network can include left, right, and target entity subnetworks. The neural network can further include an image network that generates representation data that is combined and weighted with data output by the left, right, and target entity subnetworks to output a sentiment classification for an entity included in a network post.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 11, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
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Patent number: 11853399Abstract: Sentiment classification can be implemented by an entity-level multimodal sentiment classification neural network. The neural network can include left, right, and target entity subnetworks. The neural network can further include an image network that generates representation data that is combined and weighted with data output by the left, right, and target entity subnetworks to output a sentiment classification for an entity included in a network post.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
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Patent number: 11841896Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an icon based tagging system to associate a graphical icon (e.g., an emoji) with a data category, receive media content that includes a data object and the graphical icon, assign the media content to the data category based on the presence of the graphical icon within the media content, receive a search request that comprises search criteria that includes at least the graphical icon, and present a set of search results that include the media content in response to the search request.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20230362331Abstract: A machine learning system can generate an image mask (e.g., a pixel mask) comprising pixel assignments for pixels. The pixels can be assigned to classes, including, for example, face, clothes, body skin, or hair. The machine learning system can be implemented using a convolutional neural network that is configured to execute efficiently on computing devices having limited resources, such as mobile phones. The pixel mask can be used to more accurately display video effects interacting with a user or subject depicted in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: November 9, 2023Inventors: Lidiia Bogdanovych, William Brendel, Samuel Edward Hare, Fedir Poliakov, Guohui Wang, Xuehan Xiong, Jianchao Yang, Linjie Yang
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Patent number: 11743426Abstract: A machine learning system can generate an image mask (e.g., a pixel mask) comprising pixel assignments for pixels. The pixels can he assigned to classes, including, for example, face, clothes, body skin, or hair. The machine learning system can be implemented. using a convolutional neural network that is configured to execute efficiently on computing devices having limited resources, such as mobile phones. The pixel mask can be used to more accurately display video effects interacting with a user or subject depicted in the image.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2020Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Lidiia Bogdanovych, William Brendel, Samuel Edward Hare, Fedir Poliakov, Guohui Wang, Xuehan Xiong, Jianchao Yang, Linjie Yang
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Patent number: 11676019Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for graphical icon identification within an image or video stream. The systems and methods receive an image including a graphical icon. The systems and methods identify a set of proposed regions of the image, at least one proposed region of the set of proposed regions containing the graphical icon and extract a set of semantic features for each proposed region of the set of proposed regions. Based on the set of semantic features of the set of proposed regions, the systems and methods identify a set of proposed icons corresponding to the graphical icon included in the image and determine a match between the graphical icon and at least one proposed icon of the set of proposed icons.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20230170071Abstract: The invention is directed to systems and methods that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analytics to autonomously provide personalized and precise nutritional information and recommendations to a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: June 1, 2023Inventors: Kyle Dardashti, William Brendel, Renee Fitton, Matthew Helms, Parker Saussy, Jennifer Kuca
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Publication number: 20230120887Abstract: Sentiment classification can be implemented by an entity-level multimodal sentiment classification neural network. The neural network can include left, right, and target entity subnetworks. The neural network can further include an image network that generates representation data that is combined and weighted with data output by the left, right, and target entity subnetworks to output a sentiment classification for an entity included in a network post.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2022Publication date: April 20, 2023Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
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Patent number: 11620001Abstract: Symbol prediction can be implemented using a multi-task system trained for different tasks. The tasks may include a single symbol prediction, symbol category prediction, and symbol subcategory prediction. Categories of symbols can be generated by clustering sets of training data using a clustering scheme.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 4, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: William Brendel, Francesco Barbieri, Xin Chen, Wei Chu, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves
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Patent number: 11551042Abstract: Sentiment classification can be implemented by an entity-level multimodal sentiment classification neural network. The neural network can include left, right, and target entity subnetworks. The neural network can further include an image network that generates representation data that is combined and weighted with data output by the left, right, and target entity subnetworks to output a sentiment classification for an entity included in a network post.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20220374465Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an icon based tagging system to associate a graphical icon (e.g., an emoji) with a data category, receive media content that includes a data object and the graphical icon, assign the media content to the data category based on the presence of the graphical icon within the media content, receive a search request that comprises search criteria that includes at least the graphical icon, and present a set of search results that include the media content in response to the search request.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
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Patent number: 11507614Abstract: Example embodiments described herein relate to an icon based tagging system to associate a graphical icon (e.g., an emoji) with a data category, receive media content that includes a data object and the graphical icon, assign the media content to the data category based on the presence of the graphical icon within the media content, receive a search request that comprises search criteria that includes at least the graphical icon, and present a set of search results that include the media content in response to the search request.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20220262092Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for graphical icon identification within an image or video stream. The systems and methods receive an image including a graphical icon. The systems and methods identify a set of proposed regions of the image, at least one proposed region of the set of proposed regions containing the graphical icon and extract a set of semantic features for each proposed region of the set of proposed regions. Based on the set of semantic features of the set of proposed regions, the systems and methods identify a set of proposed icons corresponding to the graphical icon included in the image and determine a match between the graphical icon and at least one proposed icon of the set of proposed icons.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2022Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
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Publication number: 20220217104Abstract: A content suggestion system to generate and cause display of a set of chat suggestions based on messages received at a client device. The content suggestions system is configured to display messages that include message content at a client device, and identify content selected by a user of the client device to be included in a response to the messages received at the client device. The content suggestion system tracks and stores a number of times in which a particular pair of content appear in succession in a chat context, and calculates a ranking of the content among a set of available content. When subsequent messages that include the content of the content pair are displayed at the client device, the content suggestion system retrieves and presents a set of content as suggestions, based on the corresponding ranks.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Maria Pavlovskaia, William Brendel, Robert Cornelius Murphy
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Patent number: 11348328Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for graphical icon identification within an image or video stream. The systems and methods receive an image including a graphical icon. The systems and methods identify a set of proposed regions of the image, at least one proposed region of the set of proposed regions containing the graphical icon and extract a set of semantic features for each proposed region of the set of proposed regions. Based on the set of semantic features of the set of proposed regions, the systems and methods identify a set of proposed icons corresponding to the graphical icon included in the image and determine a match between the graphical icon and at least one proposed icon of the set of proposed icons.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2021Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
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Patent number: 11310176Abstract: A content suggestion system to generate and cause display of a set of chat suggestions based on messages received at a client device. The content suggestions system is configured to display messages that include message content at a client device, and identify content selected by a user of the client device to be included in a response to the messages received at the client device. The content suggestion system tracks and stores a number of times in which a particular pair of content appear in succession in a chat context, and calculates a ranking of the content among a set of available content. When subsequent messages that include the content of the content pair are displayed at the client device, the content suggestion system retrieves and presents a set of content as suggestions, based on the corresponding ranks.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Maria Pavlovskaia, William Brendel, Robert Cornelius Murphy
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Publication number: 20220083737Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for presenting content suggestions within a messaging interface. A content suggestion system performs operations that include: receiving inputs that include a text string into a messaging interface; parsing a keyword from the text string of the input in response to receiving the inputs; retrieving message content that includes at least a media item based on the keyword; and presenting a chat suggestion that includes the message content within the messaging interface, according to certain example embodiments.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss
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Patent number: 11157694Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to systems for presenting content suggestions within a messaging interface. A content suggestion system performs operations that include: receiving inputs that include a text string into a messaging interface; parsing a keyword from the text string of the input in response to receiving the inputs; retrieving message content that includes at least a media item based on the keyword; and presenting a chat suggestion that includes the message content within the messaging interface, according to certain example embodiments.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss