Eugene Koh

US Patent:

7376586, May 20, 2008

Filed:

Dec 17, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/466236

Inventors:

Hadi Partovi - San Francisco CA, US
Roderick Steven Brathwaite - Livermore CA, US
Angus Macdonald Davis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Michael S. McCue - Los Gatos CA, US
Brandon William Porter - Mountain View CA, US
John Giannandrea - Palo Alto CA, US
Eckart Walther - Redwood City CA, US
Eugene Koh - Palo Alto CA, US
Andy Scott - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705 26, 705 27

Abstract:

A voice portal supporting telephone to web server commerce is described. The voice portal allows users to access web servers using a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), optionally including the use of a secure sockets layer (SSL) protocol, to complete commercial transactions. Additionally, embodiments of the invention can employ a one word commerce model that abstracts the particular model used by various electronic commerce vendors' web sites. The one word commerce model permits a user to identify a product and signal her/his purchase intentions with a single word, phrase, or touch-tone command. The voice portal can then complete the transaction supplying the electronic commerce vendor necessary information about the purchaser, e. g. , her/his address, telephone number, electronic mail address, credit card information, etc. As needed, the voice portal can prompt the purchaser for information.

US Patent:

7941481, May 10, 2011

Filed:

May 26, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/579965

Inventors:

Hadi Partovi - San Francisco CA, US
Angus Macdonald Davis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Michael S. McCue - Los Gatos CA, US
John Giannandrea - Palo Alto CA, US
Lisa J. Stifelman - Palo Alto CA, US
Daphne H. Luong - Los Altos CA, US
Eugene Koh - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

TellMe Networks, Inc. - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709203, 709217, 709218, 709219

Abstract:

A method of accessing and updating an electronic phonebook over electronic communications networks such as a telephone and computer networks is described. The creation of a voice portal is supported by the invention. Embodiments of the invention use telephone identifying information such as the calling party's number to identify, or create, user profiles for customization. The user profile can include personalized phonebook entries that include names and telephone numbers of relevance to the user. Additionally, the voice portal can connect the user to numbers contained in the personalized phonebook in response to spoken commands. The profile can also be updated with additional phonebook entries over the interne using a web browser.

US Patent:

7962152, Jun 14, 2011

Filed:

May 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/805736

Inventors:

Christian A. Buerger - Woodland Hills CA, US
Gregory Paul Hayes - Santa Monica CA, US
Eugene Koh - Los Angeles CA, US
Seung June Oh - Santa Monica CA, US

Assignee:

Virgin Mobile USA, L.P. - Warren NJ

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

4554561, 4554022, 455440, 4554563

Abstract:

In part, the invention relates to a method for generating location data using a wireless mobile device, the wireless mobile device adapted to communicate with a plurality of location services, each service associated with one of a plurality of networks. In one embodiment, the method comprises the steps of: selecting a first location service from the plurality of location services; transmitting a first request for location data to the first location service; if the first request fails, selecting a second location service from the plurality of location services; and receiving location data from one of the first and the second location services.

US Patent:

7970419, Jun 28, 2011

Filed:

Aug 16, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/893487

Inventors:

Seung June Oh - Santa Monica CA, US
Eugene Koh - Brookline MA, US
Hyewon Kim - Glendale CA, US

Assignee:

Virgin Mobile USA L.L.C. - Warren NJ

International Classification:

H04W 24/00

US Classification:

455457, 4554565

Abstract:

A method and system for location determination of a multi-mode device using a plurality of GPS fixation processes, each fixation process using a different mode (e. g. Cell-ID, MS-Assist, and MS-based) of the device is provided. The invention relates to methods for quickly obtaining and displaying geographic location of a mobile device on its display. These methods can be performed by applying successive fixation steps as outline herein.

US Patent:

20020126813, Sep 12, 2002

Filed:

Jan 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/755872

Inventors:

Hadi Partovi - San Francisco CA, US
David Bottoms - San Francisco CA, US
Angus Davis - Sunnyvale CA, US
Eugene Koh - Palo Alto CA, US
Michael McCue - Los Gatos CA, US
Gregory Pal - Mountain View CA, US
Patricia Shores - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G06F017/60
H04M015/00

US Classification:

379/114120, 705/014000

Abstract:

A phone based loyalty rewards approach is described. The approach focuses on rewarding certain behaviors by maintaining a rewards balance usable for services such as free telephone calls. Users can be awarded some initial value of rewards balance at registration and then can earn additional rewards through their activities. Calls can be placed using voice dialing against a user supplied address book in one embodiment. Additionally, the rewards can be directly integrated with an advanced dial tone service offering and minutes spent on phone calls beyond the then available rewards balance charged to the user. The rewards are designed to encourage behaviors such as full and accurate registrations, regular usage, trying new features, etc.

US Patent:

20030175972, Sep 18, 2003

Filed:

Oct 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/982223

Inventors:

George Daley - Weston MA, US
Eugene Koh - Cambridge MA, US

International Classification:

C12N015/861
C12N007/00
C12N005/06

US Classification:

435/456000, 435/325000, 435/320100, 435/235100

Abstract:

The invention includes viral vectors (e.g., retroviral vectors, e.g., replication deficient retroviral vectors), libraries comprising such vectors, retroviral particles produced by such vectors, retroviral packaging cell lines for production of these particles, integrated proviral sequences derived from the retroviral particles, circularized provirus sequences and mammalian cells upon which the provirus has been introduced. The invention also includes methods of using such sequence, vectors, particles and cells.

US Patent:

20080154601, Jun 26, 2008

Filed:

Nov 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/943549

Inventors:

Lisa Joy Stifelman - Palo Alto CA, US
Hadi Partovi - San Francisco CA, US
Haleh Partovi - Hillsborough CA, US
David Bryan Alpert - Mountain View CA, US
Matthew Talin Marx - Mountain View CA, US
Scott James Bailey - Santa Cruz CA, US
Kyle D. Sims - Mountain View CA, US
Darby McDonough Bailey - Santa Cruz CA, US
Roderick Steven Brathwaite - Livermore CA, US
Eugene Koh - Palo Alto CA, US
Angus Macdonald Davis - Sunnyvale CA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G10L 15/00
G10L 13/00
G10L 21/00

US Classification:

704251, 704261, 704275, 704E15004, 704E1301

Abstract:

A method and system for providing efficient menu services for an information processing system that uses a telephone or other form of audio user interface. In one embodiment, the menu services provide effective support for novice users by providing a full listing of available keywords and rotating house advertisements which inform novice users of potential features and information. For experienced users, cues are rendered so that at any time the user can say a desired keyword to invoke the corresponding application. The menu is flat to facilitate its usage. Full keyword listings are rendered after the user is given a brief cue to say a keyword. Service messages rotate words and word prosody. When listening to receive information from the user, after the user has been cued, soft background music or other audible signals are rendered to inform the user that a response may now be spoken to the service. Other embodiments determine default cities, on which to report information, based on characteristics of the caller or based on cities that were previously selected by the caller. Other embodiments provide speech concatenation processes that have co-articulation and real-time subject-matter-based word selection which generate human sounding speech. Other embodiments reduce the occurrences of falsely triggered barge-ins during content delivery by only allowing interruption for certain special words. Other embodiments offer special services and modes for calls having voice recognition trouble. The special services are entered after predetermined criterion have been met by the call. Other embodiments provide special mechanisms for automatically recovering the address of a caller.

US Patent:

20080242343, Oct 2, 2008

Filed:

Oct 23, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/977069

Inventors:

Eugene Koh - Brookline MA, US
Matias Duarte - Los Angeles CA, US

Assignee:

Helio, LLC - Los Angeles CA

International Classification:

H04M 1/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

4555501, 707 3, 707E17014

Abstract:

Methods and device are provided for searching and displaying informational objects using a mobile device. In more specific terms, embodiments relate to a modeless search architecture in which queries can be initiated simply by actuating an input device, such as typing on the keypad, or issuing a voice command. In one aspect, the invention relates to a mobile device for modelessly executing and displaying results of a contact query, search term or voice command. In another aspect, the invention relates to a method for performing a modeless search on a mobile device.