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).

  • Patent number: 11934780
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss
  • Publication number: 20240045899
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20230418910
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
  • Patent number: 11853399
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
  • Patent number: 11841896
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20230362331
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: Lidiia Bogdanovych, William Brendel, Samuel Edward Hare, Fedir Poliakov, Guohui Wang, Xuehan Xiong, Jianchao Yang, Linjie Yang
  • Patent number: 11743426
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Lidiia Bogdanovych, William Brendel, Samuel Edward Hare, Fedir Poliakov, Guohui Wang, Xuehan Xiong, Jianchao Yang, Linjie Yang
  • Patent number: 11676019
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20230170071
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Kyle Dardashti, William Brendel, Renee Fitton, Matthew Helms, Parker Saussy, Jennifer Kuca
  • Publication number: 20230120887
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
  • Patent number: 11620001
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: 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
  • Patent number: 11551042
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jianfei Yu, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Venkata Satya Pradeep Karuturi, Leonardo Ribas Machado das Neves, Ning Xu, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20220374465
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
  • Patent number: 11507614
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20220262092
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
  • Publication number: 20220217104
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Maria Pavlovskaia, William Brendel, Robert Cornelius Murphy
  • Patent number: 11348328
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Meng Song, Harsh Agrawal, Xiaoyu Wang, Xuan Huang, William Brendel
  • Patent number: 11310176
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Maria Pavlovskaia, William Brendel, Robert Cornelius Murphy
  • Publication number: 20220083737
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss
  • Patent number: 11157694
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Mariya Apanovych, William Brendel, Oleksandr Grytsiuk, Yurii Husiev, Luis Carlos Dos Santos Marujo, Jeremy Voss