Michael Ge Hoffman

US Patent:

8458257, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Jun 26, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/533056

Inventors:

Michael T. Hoffman - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Domingo Enterprises, LLC - Portsmouth NH

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709204, 709224, 709220

Abstract:

A system and method for identifying transient friends for a social network of a user are provided. A transient friend processing function obtains locations of a number of users or locations otherwise associated with the number of users. In order to identify transient friends for a first user, the transient friend processing function identifies other users associated with locations within a proximate area of the first user. For each of the identified users, the transient friend processing function compares a user profile of the first user to a user profile of the identified user to determine whether to add the identified user as a transient friend of the first user. If the transient friend processing function determines that the identified friend is to be added as a transient friend of the first user, the identified friend is then added as a transient friend of the first user.

US Patent:

8209416, Jun 26, 2012

Filed:

Feb 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/036370

Inventors:

Michael T. Hoffman - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Domingo Enterprises, LLC - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224, 709204, 709220

Abstract:

A system and method for identifying transient friends for a social network of a user are provided. A transient friend processing function obtains locations of a number of users or locations otherwise associated with the number of users. In order to identify transient friends for a first user, the transient friend processing function identifies other users associated with locations within a proximate area of the first user. For each of the identified users, the transient friend processing function compares a user profile of the first user to a user profile of the identified user to determine whether to add the identified user as a transient friend of the first user. If the transient friend processing function determines that the identified friend is to be added as a transient friend of the first user, the identified friend is then added as a transient friend of the first user.

US Patent:

20040169664, Sep 2, 2004

Filed:

Mar 4, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/793557

Inventors:

Michael Hoffman - Durham NC, US
Steven Petersen - Bellevue WA, US

International Classification:

G06T011/20

US Classification:

345/629000

Abstract:

An apparatus and a method for capturing the visual appearance of each alteration in a set of potential physical alterations of an object or class of objects, such that the potential application of any combination of alterations from that set applied to an object of that class can be represented visually even if that combination of alterations has never actually been physically applied to an object of that class. The visual representation can be a digital image file of photographic quality and accuracy with no visible anomalies between the background image and the applied alterations. The physical alterations can be intended to communicate a textual message.

US Patent:

20130246531, Sep 19, 2013

Filed:

May 6, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/887456

Inventors:

Michael T. Hoffman - Raleigh NC, US

Assignee:

Domingo Enterprises, LLC - Wilmington DE

International Classification:

H04L 29/06

US Classification:

709204

Abstract:

A system and method for maintaining associations within a social network for a user are provided. A device proximate a user device is identified. It is determined whether the identified device is associated with an entity having a pre-established association with a user of the user device within the social network. The user is associated with the entity within the social network if the identified device is not associated with an entity having a pre-established association with the user. The user-entity association is maintained within the social network based upon whether the entity and the user device remain proximate.

US Patent:

46770569, Jun 30, 1987

Filed:

Aug 18, 1983

Appl. No.:

6/524293

Inventors:

Bo Dupont - Harrison NY
Michael K. Hoffman - New York NY
Nancy Collins - Larchmont NY
Soo Y. Yang - Brookline MA
Yasuo Morishima - Nagoya, JP
Masahide Kobayashi - Hamamatsu, JP

Assignee:

Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research - New York NY

International Classification:

G01N 3350
C07K 1506
C12P 2100
C12N 500

US Classification:

435 7

Abstract:

A monoclonal antibody 4A produced by a human-mouse hybridoma cell line is described. In the presence of complement, 4A subsets both cytotoxic and helper T cells creating a diagnostic tool in blood biochemistry.

US Patent:

57616558, Jun 2, 1998

Filed:

Mar 10, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/208195

Inventors:

Michael T. Hoffman - Durham NC

Assignee:

Alphatronix, Inc. - Research Triangle Park NC

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707 4

Abstract:

A system which creates, stores, retrieves and displays thumbnail images. The dominant colors of the image are displayed in the thumbnail images. The dominant colors in an image are determined using groups of pixels where the average color is used to select an appropriate dominant color for display. The size of the thumbnails displayed and the area set for displaying the thumbnails can be changed to allow visual review of either a large number of thumbnails or a smaller but larger size set of thumbnails. Thumbnails, and other image files and other related text files and non-related files can be indexed and searched using keywords by using keyword views into the stored files to indicate a match when the views designate the same file. The system allows a search to be based on a partial match of keywords. Searching can be performed using super-keywords, which are combinations of keywords and other file and data characteristics.

US Patent:

20210312185, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Apr 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/838222

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Michael Dean Hoffman - Durham NC, US

International Classification:

G06K 9/00
G06K 9/62
G06F 3/0482
G10L 25/27

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described herein for curating content that follows a narrative structure. A narrative structure comprises narrative portions that have a defined order. Signature analysis of known content that follows the narrative structure is used to train machine learning models for the narrative structure and the narrative portions that make up the narrative structure. Signature analysis of candidate content segments, along with machine learning models for the narrative portions, are used to identify candidate content segments that match the respective narrative portions. A candidate playlist is generated of the identified candidate content segments in the defined order. In one embodiment, the machine learning model for the narrative structure is used to validate the generated playlist.

US Patent:

20210312318, Oct 7, 2021

Filed:

Apr 2, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/838236

Inventors:

- San Jose CA, US
Michael Dean Hoffman - Durham NC, US

International Classification:

G06N 20/00

Abstract:

Systems and methods are described herein for curating content that follows a narrative structure. A narrative structure comprises narrative portions that have a defined order. Signature analysis of known content that follows the narrative structure is used to train machine learning models for the narrative structure and the narrative portions that make up the narrative structure. Signature analysis of candidate content segments, along with machine learning models for the narrative portions, are used to identify candidate content segments that match the respective narrative portions. A candidate playlist is generated of the identified candidate content segments in the defined order. In one embodiment, the machine learning model for the narrative structure is used to validate the generated playlist.