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).

  • Patent number: 10778623
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, Alexander R. Osborne
  • Patent number: 10771933
    Abstract: Systems and methods for simplified message grouping and display are provided. In example embodiments, a plurality of messages are received within a conversation which is accessible by a plurality of client devices. Messages are grouped into different cards based on criteria associated with the cards. During a transition between displaying a first of the cards to a second of the cards, an animation may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Michael Brian Murray, Chamal Samaranayake, Erik Wagner
  • Publication number: 20200274566
    Abstract: A circuit includes a transmitter, a transmission channel communicatively coupled with the transmitter, and a receiver communicatively coupled with the transmission channel. The circuit further includes a combiner on a transmitter-side of the transmission channel, a decoupler on a receiver-side of the transmission channel, and a channel loss compensation circuit communicatively coupled between the transmitter and the receiver. The combiner is coupled between the transmitter and the transmission channel. The decoupler is coupled between the receiver and the transmission channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Lan-Chou CHO, Chewn-Pu JOU, Feng Wei KUO, Huan-Neng CHEN, William Wu SHEN
  • Publication number: 20200274685
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first through fourth devices positioned over a substrate, the first device including first through third transceivers, the second device including a fourth transceiver, the third device including a fifth transceiver, and the fourth device including a sixth transceiver. A first radio frequency interconnect (RFI) includes the first transceiver coupled to the fourth transceiver through a first guided transmission medium, a second RFI includes the second transceiver coupled to the fifth transceiver through a second guided transmission medium, and a third RFI includes the third transceiver coupled to the sixth transceiver by the second guided transmission medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Huan-Neng CHEN, William Wu SHEN, Chewn-Pu JOU, Feng Wei KUO, Lan-Chou CHO, Tze-Chiang HUANG, Jack LIU, Yun-Han LEE
  • Publication number: 20200244610
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatic arrangement of communications for improved functionality. A client device presents a stacked set of conversation cells on a display of the client device. The stacked set of conversation cells is stacked such that a first conversation cell corresponding to a first chat conversation from the stacked set of conversation cells is a top conversation cell of the stacked set of conversation cells. While presenting the stacked set of conversation cells, the client device receives a first chat communication that is a part of a second chat conversation that is different than the first chat conversation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: William Wu
  • Publication number: 20200220823
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing multiple versions of an application in a social network are described. In some aspects, a first version of the application provides a first set of features while a second version of the application provides the first set of features and also a second set of features. Both the first version of the application and the second version of the application access the same application state data, which may be maintained by a back-end system, such as a social network. When the state data is updated by one or the other versions of the application, a notification may be provided to the other version of the application informing it of the update. The application state data may represent, for example, a shared gaming environment accessed by both the first and second versions of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Dylan Shane Eirinberg, John Jensen, Alexander R. Osborne, William Wu
  • Patent number: 10692763
    Abstract: The present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to an integrated antenna structure. The structure includes an excitable element and a first ground plane. The first ground plane is disposed between a first surface of a semiconductor substrate and the excitable element. A first line that is normal to the first surface of the semiconductor substrate extends through both the first ground plane and the excitable element. A second ground plane is separated from the first ground plane by the semiconductor substrate. The second ground plane is electrically coupled to the first ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Jr Huang, William Wu Shen, Chin-Her Chien, Chin-Chou Liu, Yun-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 10680986
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for automatic arrangement of communications for improved functionality. A client device presents a stacked set of conversation cells on a display of the client device. The stacked set of conversation cells is stacked such that a first conversation cell corresponding to a first chat conversation from the stacked set of conversation cells is a top conversation cell of the stacked set of conversation cells. While presenting the stacked set of conversation cells, the client device receives a first chat communication that is a part of a second chat conversation that is different than the first chat conversation. In response to the receiving of the first chat communication, the client device modifies the presentation of the stacked set of conversation cells such that a second conversation cell corresponding to the second chat conversation is presented as the top conversation cell of the stacked set of conversation cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventor: William Wu
  • Patent number: 10673603
    Abstract: An integrated circuit includes a first radio frequency interconnect (RFI) transceiver, a second RFI transceiver, a third RFI transceiver, a fourth RFI transceiver and a guided transmission medium. The first RFI transceiver is configured to transmit or receive a first data signal. The second RFI transceiver is configured to transmit or receive a second data signal. The third RFI transceiver is configured to transmit or receive the first data signal. The fourth RFI transceiver is configured to transmit or receive the second data signal. The guided transmission medium is configured to carry the first data signal and the second data signal. The first RFI transceiver and the second RFI transceiver are connected to the third RFI transceiver and the fourth RFI transceiver by the guided transmission medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Huan-Neng Chen, William Wu Shen, Chewn-Pu Jou, Feng Wei Kuo, Lan-Chou Cho, Tze-Chiang Huang, Jack Liu, Yun-Han Lee
  • Publication number: 20200162125
    Abstract: A communication system includes a modulator configured to generate a modulated signal responsive to at least a data signal, and a demodulator configured to demodulate the modulated signal responsive to a first carrier signal. The demodulator includes a filter configured to generate a filtered first signal based on a first signal, and a gain adjusting circuit coupled to the filter. The first signal is based on the first carrier signal and modulated signal. The filter has a gain controlled by a set of control signals. The gain adjusting circuit is configured to adjust the gain of the filter, and to generate the set of control signals based on a voltage of the filtered first signal and a voltage of the first signal. The gain adjusting circuit includes a first peak detector coupled to the filter, and configured to detect a peak value of the voltage of the filtered first signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventors: Feng Wei KUO, William Wu SHEN, Chewn-Pu JOU, Huan-Neng CHEN, Lan-Chou CHO
  • Patent number: 10659092
    Abstract: A receiver circuit includes a plurality of receivers, each of the receivers being associated with a carrier of a plurality of carriers, and a decoupler configured to receive a transmission signal from a transmission channel and output a plurality of divided transmission signals to the plurality of receivers. An equalizer is configured to modify either the transmission signal or one of the divided transmission signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Lan-Chou Cho, Chewn-Pu Jou, Feng Wei Kuo, Huan-Neng Chen, William Wu Shen
  • Publication number: 20200134586
    Abstract: The present disclosure concerns methods and systems for increasing anonymity and traceability of a digital property management system that manages digital property transactions on a distributed transaction consensus network. The digital property management system comprises a sender's digital property manager and a recipient's digital property manager. The sender's digital property manager further comprises a sender's module and a sender's transaction node and the recipient's digital property manager further comprises a recipient' module and a recipient's transaction node. To increase anonymity of a remittance transaction between, sender's module is not allowed to access a recipient's virtual identification. Thus, recipient's module generates a token to temporarily replace a recipient's virtual identification. To increase anonymity, an encrypted label is generated for each sub-transaction to identify sub-transactions and their sequence in the same remittance set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Applicant: TBCASOFT, INC.
    Inventors: William WU, Brian CHAN, Chiahsin LI, See Neng FOO, Ling WU, Huan-Yi LIN
  • Publication number: 20200131556
    Abstract: Disclosed are materials, devices, methods and systems for the detection of target molecules in test samples using microrobots. The target molecules may be bacterial toxins. The microrobots may include biohybrid materials such as porous spore core, a middle layer coated on the spore core for the actuation and steering in a fluid and further conjugation with a functional probe, and a sensing probe anchored onto middle layer for attaching to the targeted molecules in a fluid to respond to fluorescent tracking. A system for detecting bacterial toxin, is disclosed and comprises an intelligent motion control system based on automated fluorescent recognition and detection methods, which can propel and guide the microrobots to realize the automated motion in a pre-designed path and perform the real-time monitoring when integrating with an inverted fluorescent microscope or a fluorescent emission multi-reader.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Li ZHANG, Yabin ZHANG, Lidong YANG, Kai Fung CHAN, Lin ZHANG, Ka Kei William WU
  • Patent number: 10599289
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Voss, Jesse Chand, Dylan Shane Eirinberg, William Wu, Chiayi Lin, Anna Liberman
  • Publication number: 20200044680
    Abstract: A transceiver disposed on a first die in a bidirectional differential die-to-die communication system is disclosed. The transceiver includes a transmission section configured to modulate a first data onto a carrier signal having a first frequency for transmission via a bidirectional differential transmission line; and a reception section configured to receive signals from the bidirectional differential transmission line, the reception section including a filter configured to pass frequencies within a first passband that includes a second frequency, the first frequency being outside of the first passband. According to some embodiments, the reception section is configured to receive, via the bidirectional differential transmission line, modulated data at the second frequency at a same time that the transmission section transmits the modulated data at the first frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Huan-Neng Chen, Chewn-Pu Jou, Feng-Wei Kuo, Lan-Chou Cho, William Wu Shen
  • Patent number: 10555138
    Abstract: Systems and methods for simplified message grouping and display are provided. In example embodiments, a plurality of messages are received within a conversation which is accessible by a plurality of client devices. Messages are grouped into different cards based on criteria associated with the cards. During a transition between displaying a first of the cards to a second of the cards, an animation may be displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Michael Brian Murray, Chamal Samaranayake, Erik Wagner
  • Patent number: 10554255
    Abstract: A communication system includes a demodulator configured to demodulate an amplified modulated signal responsive to a first carrier signal. The demodulator includes a filter and a gain adjusting circuit. The filter is configured to generate a filtered first signal based on a first signal. The first signal is based on the first carrier signal and the amplified modulated signal. The filter has a gain adjusted based on a set of control signals. The gain adjusting circuit is coupled to the filter, and configured to generate the set of control signals based on at least a voltage of the filtered first signal or a voltage of a second signal. The gain adjusting circuit includes a first peak detector configured to output a peak value of the voltage of the second signal. The voltage of the second signal includes a voltage of the first signal or a voltage of a reference signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Feng Wei Kuo, William Wu Shen, Chewn-Pu Jou, Huan-Neng Chen, Lan-Chou Cho
  • Publication number: 20200034013
    Abstract: Systems, devices, media, and methods are presented for transmitting shared visual content between networked devices with a linked source for the visual content by accessing and presenting visual content, receiving a network location for a network resource associated with the visual content, linking the network location to the visual content to generate linked visual content, and cause presentation of the linked visual content in a draft message within a graphical user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Imran Patel, William Wu
  • Publication number: 20200026648
    Abstract: A memory circuit includes a first memory circuit formed of a first die or a set of stacked dies. The memory circuit further includes a second memory circuit formed of a second die, the second memory circuit comprising one or more sets of memory cells of a second type and each set of the memory cells of the second type comprising multiple cache sections. The first die or the set of stacked dies are stacked over the second die, wherein the second die further includes a first plurality of I/O terminals and a second plurality of I/O terminals, the first plurality of I/O terminals being electrically coupled to the first memory circuit, and the second plurality of I/O terminals being electrically isolated from the first memory circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hsien-Hsin Sean Lee, William Wu Shen, Yun-Han Lee
  • Patent number: 10530731
    Abstract: Methods, devices, systems, and computer-readable media with instructions for text communications with imbedded audio or audiovisual elements are described. One embodiment involves displaying a user interface for chat communication with a time-ordered display space for communications. Text communications and audiovisual communications are each presented in associated rows within the user interface. Various embodiments enable audio or video notes as well as audio or video streaming or multi-user calls within the user interface with individual communications or connections presented within the time-ordered display. In some embodiments, communications within the display are deleted based on ephemeral message triggers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Snap Inc.
    Inventors: William Wu, Nathan Kenneth Boyd, Newar Husam Al Majid, Erik Wagner