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Stephen Chau
Also filed as: CHAU STEPHEN
41 granted patents·15 pending applications·1,153 citations·filing 2007–2025
98Inventor score
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56 records- 0199US8515207B2Annotations in panoramic images, and applications thereofCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 20, 2013·260 cites·6 claims
- 0298US9552395B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content itemsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 24, 2017·278 cites·24 claims
- 0398US9201952B1User interface for activity status and historyCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 1, 2015·109 cites·19 claims
- 0498US7990394B2Viewing and navigating within panoramic images, and applications thereofGOOGLE INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 2, 2011·132 cites·15 claims
- 0597US8868338B1System and method for displaying transitions between map viewsCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 21, 2014·65 cites·9 claims
- 0697US8666815B1Navigation-based ad units in street viewCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 4, 2014·37 cites·20 claims
- 0795US10445772B1Label placement based on objects in photographic imagesGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 15, 2019·20 cites·20 claims
- 0895US8600981B1Using activity status to adjust activity rankingsCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 3, 2013·36 cites·15 claims
- 0994US8982154B2Three-dimensional overlays within navigable panoramic images, and applications thereofGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 17, 2015·20 cites·20 claims
- 1094US8704682B1Object detection to determine road priorityCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 22, 2014·36 cites·21 claims
- 1194US8428873B2Panoramic images within driving directionsCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 23, 2013·52 cites·51 claims
- 1292US10712169B2Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2018·Granted Jul 14, 2020·4 cites·20 claims
- 1392US9177029B1Determining activity importance to a userCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 3, 2015·21 cites·23 claims
- 1492US8699800B1User correction of pose for street-level imagesCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 15, 2014·16 cites·20 claims
- 1591US9485543B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·7 cites·18 claims
- 1690US10929486B1Activity assistantGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 23, 2021·5 cites·20 claims
- 1790US10190886B2Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 29, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 1890US2025093175A1Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 1989US2024410712A1Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 2088US10458808B2Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·3 cites·20 claims
- 2188US9583074B2Optimization of label placements in street level imagesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 28, 2017·6 cites·23 claims
- 2287US10110524B1User interface for activity status and historyGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 23, 2018·5 cites·18 claims
- 2387US9794636B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 17, 2017·3 cites·18 claims
- 2485US12044542B2Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2023·Granted Jul 23, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2585US8751301B1Banner advertising in spherical panoramasCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 10, 2014·6 cites·24 claims
- 2684US11381880B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·1 cites·18 claims
- 2783US9798817B1Activity assistantGOOGLE INC·Filed 2015·Granted Oct 24, 2017·3 cites·19 claims
- 2882US12104918B2Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 1, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2981US9348480B1Providing user-defined parameters to an activity assistantCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted May 24, 2016·4 cites·19 claims
- 3080US9286624B2System and method of displaying annotations on geographic object surfacesCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2009·Granted Mar 15, 2016·10 cites·25 claims
- 3178US11656092B2Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2021·Granted May 23, 2023·0 cites·20 claims
- 3278US2025164273A1Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3378US2025164274A1Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2025·Application pending·0 cites
- 3477US11079250B2Optimization of network service based on an existing serviceUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2019·Granted Aug 3, 2021·0 cites·20 claims
- 3575US9135644B1Orientation of panoramas and panorama selection based on Ad biddingCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 15, 2015·1 cites·21 claims
- 3675US9098606B1Activity assistantCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 4, 2015·3 cites·19 claims
- 3775US2022337915A1Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 3874US11441920B2Network system to determine a route based on timing dataUBER TECHNOLOGIES INC·Filed 2020·Granted Sep 13, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 3970US9165311B1Navigation-based AD units in street viewGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Oct 20, 2015·1 cites·20 claims
- 4069US8511229B2Multilayered microcavities and actuators incorporating sameDESAI AMISH·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 20, 2013·6 cites·6 claims
- 4167US10880613B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 29, 2020·0 cites·21 claims
- 4265US2021286855A1Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content itemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4362US10341741B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting suggestions of media contentGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 2, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4461US2015278878A1System and method of displaying advertisementsCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4558US2010293173A1System and method of searching based on orientationCHAPIN CHARLES·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4657US11023542B2Methods, systems, and media for presenting recommended media content itemsGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jun 1, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4756US9269190B1System and method for displaying transitions between map viewsGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4856US8965040B1User correction of pose for street-level imagesGOOGLE INC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 24, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4955US2013218967A1System for suggesting activities based on contactsCHAU STEPHEN·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 5054US10475076B1Navigation-based ad units in street viewGOOGLE LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 12, 2019·0 cites·17 claims
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