Patents by Inventor William Wu
William Wu 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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Publication number: 20240062254Abstract: Embodiments for communicating and displaying collections of image and video clip content with an opt-out interstitial are described. In one example embodiment, a device receives interface information about a group of content collections from a server computer system. When a user inputs a selection of a first content collection, the device displays images and video clips in a sequence defined by the content collection. Each piece of content is displayed for less than a threshold display time. When the device finishes playing the first content collection, the device presents an opt-out interstitial. Additional content collections generated from content submitted by other client devices can be received from the server computer system, and are presented based on a response input, or a lack of response input, to the opt-out interstitial. Some embodiments include content collections generated by the server computer system, as well as advertising elements presented between content collections.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2023Publication date: February 22, 2024Inventors: Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Jeremy Voss, William Wu
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Publication number: 20240040082Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interfaces to facilitate communication between users via multiple modes of electronic communication. The system displays a conversation view that presents messages exchanged between a first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation. The conversation view includes an interactive element to enable the first user to initiate a video call with the at least one other user. Based on receiving user input corresponding to an interaction with the interactive element, the system initiates the video call with the at least one other user. The system displays an active call view to facilitate the video call with the at least one other user. The system toggles from displaying the active call view to displaying the conversation view in response to further user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Jeremy Voss, William Wu
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Patent number: 11882162Abstract: Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure improve the functionality of electronic messaging systems by enabling users in an electronic chat conversation to run applications together. In some embodiments, when one user in a chat launches an application, an icon or other visual representation of the application appears in a portion of the chat window (e.g., in a “chat dock”) for other users in the chat to access.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Aaron Daniel Son, William Wu
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Patent number: 11877093Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, method, and user interfaces to facilitate communication between users via multiple modes of electronic communication. The system displays a conversation view that presents messages exchanged between a first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation. The conversation view includes an interactive element to enable the first user to initiate a video call with the at least one other user. Based on receiving user input corresponding to an interaction with the interactive element, the system initiates the video call with the at least one other user. The system displays an active call view to facilitate the video call with the at least one other user. The system toggles from displaying the active call view to displaying the conversation view in response to further user input.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Jeremy Voss, William Wu
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Patent number: 11857879Abstract: Systems and methods herein access a visual identifier, perform a visual search of the visual identifier, in response to performing the visual search of the visual identifier, cause presentation of an application menu within a graphical user interface of a computing device, receive a selection of a first user interface element within the application menu, and in response to receiving the selection, run the computer application.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, John Jensen, William Wu
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Patent number: 11861068Abstract: Systems and methods for radial gesture navigation are provided. In example embodiments, user input data is received from a user device. The user input data indicates a continuous physical user interaction associated with a display screen of the user device. An initial point and a current point are detected from the user input data. A radius distance for a circle that includes the current point and is centered about the initial point is determined. An action is selected from among multiple actions based on the radius distance being within a particular range among successive ranges along a straight line that starts at the initial point and extends through the circle. Each range among the successive ranges corresponds to a particular action among the multiple actions. The selected action is performed in response to detecting a completion of the continuous physical user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Ty Blachly, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Donald Giovannini, Krish Jayaram, Evan Spiegel, William Wu
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Patent number: 11838380Abstract: A push notification mechanism at a mobile user device provides for automated limiting of the rate of production of push notification alerts (such as an audible alert or a vibratory alert) and/or push notifications responsive to the occurrence of chat events relevant to a chat application hosted by the user device. Some chat events automatically trigger suppression periods during which push notification alerts are prevented for subsequent chat events that satisfy predefined suppression criteria. Such push notification and/or alert limiting can be performed separately for separate users, chat groups, and/or chat event types.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2023Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Alex Joseph Castro, Michael Brian Murray, William Wu
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Patent number: 11836764Abstract: Embodiments for communicating and displaying collections of image and video clip content with an opt-out interstitial are described. In one example embodiment, a device receives interface information about a group of content collections from a server computer system. When a user inputs a selection of a first content collection, the device displays images and video clips in a sequence defined by the content collection. Each piece of content is displayed for less than a threshold display time. When the device finishes playing the first content collection, the device presents an opt-out interstitial. Additional content collections generated from content submitted by other client devices can be received from the server computer system, and are presented based on a response input, or a lack of response input, to the opt-out interstitial. Some embodiments include content collections generated by the server computer system, as well as advertising elements presented between content collections.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2022Date of Patent: December 5, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Jeremy Voss, William Wu
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Publication number: 20230376165Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to mobile computing technology and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to systems for generating and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a presentation of an animated icon (e.g., a digital pet) on a display of a client device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2023Publication date: November 23, 2023Inventors: Jeremy Voss, Jesse Chand, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, William Wu, Chiayi Lin, Anna Liberman
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Patent number: 11819467Abstract: A robotic system comprising: a joint coupling a linkage to an additional linkage; and at least one cable; wherein the joint includes a motor having a shaft, a strain wave gear having a flexible member coupled to a circular spline, a conduit, and a bearing; wherein the motor is configured to rotate the shaft in a first direction and the strain wave gear is configured to rotate a rotatable member, the rotatable member including one of the flexible member or the circular spline; wherein the conduit is configured to rotate in response to rotation of the rotatable member; wherein the at least one cable passes through both the bearing and into the additional linkage but does not pass through either of the strain wave gear or the motor.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Harmonic Bionics, Inc.Inventors: Rohit John Varghese, Youngmok Yun, William Wu
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Patent number: 11810169Abstract: Embodiments disclosed provide a virtual currency system within a messaging application by performing operations comprising: launching, within a messaging application, a third-party application; receiving, by the messaging application from the third-party application, a request to perform an ecommerce transaction in relation to an item available for consumption on the third-party application; determining, by the messaging application, an expected attribute for the item based on accessing a database that stores expected attribute information for multiple items; verifying, by the messaging application, that an attribute of the item specified by the request corresponds to the expected attribute for the item; and processing, by the messaging application, the ecommerce transaction in response to successfully verifying that the attribute of the item satisfies a verification criterion based on the expected attribute for the item.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2022Date of Patent: November 7, 2023Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: John Jensen, Alan Rawcliffe, Cindy Yuqi Li, Kiran Abraham, William Wu
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Patent number: 11799811Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for providing a platform that facilitates communication between a messaging application and a web-based gaming application. The web-based gaming application is launched, via the platform, from the messaging application. Context of the messaging application from which the web-based gaming application was launched is determined. The context of the messaging application is communicated, via the platform, to the web-based gaming application. A feature of the messaging application is integrated, via the platform, into the web-based gaming application based on the context from which the web-based gaming application was launched.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: William Wu, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Alexander R. Osborne
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Publication number: 20230333981Abstract: A memory system includes multiple groups of primary memory cells residing in a first die or a stack of first dies, multiple groups of cache memory cells residing in a second die, an interposer, and control circuits residing in a third die. Each group of the cache memory cells is associated with a corresponding group of the primary memory cells. The first die or the stack of first dies is coupled to a top surface of the second die through a first group of bumps. A bottom surface of the second die is coupled to a top surface of the interposer through a second group of bumps. The control circuits are associated with the primary memory cells and the cache memory cells. The third die is positioned aside the second die and coupled to the top surface of the interposer through a third group of pumps.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee, William Wu Shen, Yun-Han Lee
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Patent number: 11775134Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally to mobile computing technology and, more particularly, but not by way of limitation, to systems for generating and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a presentation of an animated icon (e.g., a digital pet) on a display of a client device.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: SNAP INC.Inventors: Jeremy Voss, Jesse Chand, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, William Wu, Chiayi Lin, Anna Liberman
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Patent number: 11775950Abstract: The described embodiments concern one or more methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer readable mediums storing processor-executable process steps to authenticate mobile subscribers for using a foreign application when they are outside of their home telecom carrier's mobile network zone (“foreign zone”). A mobile subscriber can be authenticated through data roaming service, voice roaming service, and/or WiFi service. After cross network authentication, a mobile subscriber can use the foreign application to provide the same or similar services in a foreign zone, such as foreign country, through the home services in connection with the subscriber's home telecom carrier in a similar manner like he/she can use in his/her home zone, such as home country.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2018Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignees: SOFTBANK CORP., TBCASOFT, INC.Inventors: Takeshi Fukuizumi, Takahiro Asao, Katsuyoshi Noguchi, Masayoshi Yanase, Miki Fukazawa, Daisuke Yamaguchi, Ling Wu, Yuan-Shiang Chang, William Wu, Brian M Chan, Chiahsin Li, Huan-Yi Lin
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Publication number: 20230307390Abstract: A semiconductor package includes a first semiconductor device, a second semiconductor device vertically positioned above the first semiconductor device, and a ground shielded transmission path. The ground shielded transmission path couples the first semiconductor device to the second semiconductor device. The ground shielded transmission path includes a first signal path extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end. The first signal path includes a conductive material. A first insulating layer is disposed over the signal path longitudinally between the first end and the second end. The first insulating layer includes an electrically insulating material. A ground shielding layer is disposed over the insulating material longitudinally between the first end and the second end of the signal path. The ground shielding layer includes a conductive material coupled to ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Feng Wei KUO, Wen-Shiang Liao, Chewn-Pu Jou, Huan-Neng Chen, Lan-Chou Cho, William Wu Shen
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Publication number: 20230297714Abstract: Various embodiments provide systems, methods, devices, and instructions for protected data use in a third-party software application, where use can be enabled while maintaining protection of the protected data from the third party software application. In particular, various embodiments provide a software application architecture that permits a data party that owns or maintains protected data to support a software development ecosystem where a third-party can develop a third-party software application that uses the protected data while denying the third-party access to the protected data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2022Publication date: September 21, 2023Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, David Evans, Adrian Jack Kant, Alexander R. Osborne, Matthew Saunders, William Wu
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Patent number: 11738277Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for providing, by one or more processors, a first user of a plurality of users with access to a gaming application testing platform, each of the plurality of users being associated with a common gaming application developer entity, the gaming application testing platform being associated with a messaging application. A request from the first user to create a gaming application is received with the gaming application testing platform. A request from the first user to authorize a second user of the plurality of users to access the gaming application is received with the gaming application testing platform. The gaming application, integrated with features of the messaging application, is presented to the second user with the gaming application testing platform.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Snap Inc.Inventors: William Wu, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Alexander R. Osborne
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Publication number: 20230256349Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program and a method for providing an in-game status bar. A gaming application is launched from a messaging application. A state in the messaging application from which the gaming application was launched is determined. A communication interface that is associated with the messaging application is generated for display, concurrently with a display of the gaming application. Functionality of the communication interface is modified based on the state in the messaging application from which the gaming application was launched.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2023Publication date: August 17, 2023Inventors: William Wu, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Alexander R. Osborne
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Patent number: 11715668Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor module. The semiconductor module includes an excitable element located on a first side of a substrate. A first ground structure is disposed between the first side of the substrate and the excitable element. The first ground structure includes a conductive via extending through the substrate and an interconnect disposed over a topmost surface of the conductive via facing away from the substrate. A second ground structure is located on a second side of the substrate, opposing the first side, and electrically coupled to the first ground structure.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.Inventors: Bo-Jr Huang, William Wu Shen, Chin-Her Chien, Chin-Chou Liu, Yun-Han Lee