Ask Sydney, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc.
Infringement action filed 13 Feb 2023 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas and closed 14 Aug 2023, with 2 patents asserted. Recorded basis of termination: case dismissed in part.
Case record
- Patents involved
- US10474705B2US9323786B2
- Case no.
- 6:23-cv-00108
- Verdict cause
- Infringement action
- Court
- W.D. Tex.
- Court level
- District Court
- Case region
- Texas
- Chief judge
- Xavier Rodriguez
- Trial level
- First instance
- Filed – Closed
- 13 Feb 2023 – 14 Aug 2023
- Duration
- 182 days
- Basis of termination
- Case Dismissed in Part
- Products & marks
- Iterative image search algorithm informed by continuous human-machine input feedback · System and computer method for visually guiding a user to a current interest
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Iterative image search algorithm informed by continuous human-machine input feedback
System and computer-implemented method of analyzing tags associated with a sequence of images presented to a user to present a current interest of the user is disclosed. An image from among a plurality of images is presented on an electronic display. The image is associated with a set of tags. An input is received indicating a user’s preference for the image. A plurality of tags is processed based on the preference and the set of tags to determine a next set of tags from the plurality of tags. A next image is determined from the plurality of images based on the next set of tags. The next image represents a physical object, different from a physical object represented by the previous image. A sequence of images is generated by repeating the above process with the next image in place of the previous image for present a user’s current interest.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 12 Nov 2019
- Earliest priority
- 15 Aug 2014
- Est. expiry
- 14 Aug 2035
- Validity challenges
- 1 on record90015256 · EPR
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- EPSTEIN, SYDNEY NICOLE · EPSTEIN, PAUL LAWRENCE
- Classification
- G06Q30/00G06F16/33H04L29/08G06F3/0484G06Q30/06G06F16/51G06F16/58H04W4/021
- Prosecution counsel
- ICE MILLER LLP
- Examiner
- POND, ROBERT M
System and computer method for visually guiding a user to a current interest
System and computer-implemented method of analyzing tags associated with a sequence of images presented to a user to present a current interest of the user is disclosed. An image from among a plurality of images is presented on an electronic display. The image is associated with a set of tags. An input is received indicating a user’s preference for the image. A plurality of tags is processed based on the preference and the set of tags to determine a next set of tags from the plurality of tags. A next image is determined from the plurality of images based on the next set of tags. The next image represents a physical object, different from a physical object represented by the previous image. A sequence of images is generated by repeating the above process with the next image in place of the previous image for present a user’s current interest.
- Legal status
- Active
- Granted
- 26 Apr 2016
- Earliest priority
- 15 Aug 2014
- Est. expiry
- 14 Aug 2035
- Validity challenges
- None recorded
- Licences recorded
- None recorded
- Inventors
- EPSTEIN, SYDNEY NICOLE · EPSTEIN, PAUL LAWRENCE · MARI, LUKA
- Classification
- G06Q30/00H04L29/08G06F17/30G06F3/0484G06Q30/06H04W4/021
- Prosecution counsel
- ICE MILLER LLP
- Examiner
- POND, ROB
Parties of record
Ask Sydney, LLC
- Core tech
- G06Q30/00G06F16/33H04L29/08G06F3/0484
- Counsel
- Kyril Vladimir Talanov · William P. Ramey III
- Firm
- Ramey LLP
Amazon.com, Inc.
- Core tech
- Not recorded
- Counsel
- Ankur Vijay Desai · Jennifer Librach Nall
- Firm
- DLA Piper LLP, DLA Piper LLP (US)
Counsel of record
| Attorney | For | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Kyril Vladimir Talanov | Ask Sydney, LLC | Plaintiff |
| William P. Ramey III | Ask Sydney, LLC | Plaintiff |
| Ankur Vijay Desai | Amazon.com, Inc. | Defendant |
| Jennifer Librach Nall | Amazon.com, Inc. | Defendant |
Basis of termination
From the record · verbatim“Defendant Amazon’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 108-11), case number 6-23-cv-108, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is denied as to its invalidity contentions, but granted as to its allegations that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim of direct infringement of the ’786 and ’705 Patents. Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED. Defendant Meta’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 112-11), case number 6-23-cv-112, is DENIED as to both the invalidity and infringement allegations. Defendant Microsoft’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 113-10), case number 6-23-cv-113, is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s claims against Microsoft are DISMISSED. It is so ORDERED.”
Case 6:23-cv-00108 · W.D. Tex. · closed 14 August 2023
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What is case 6:23-cv-00108?
6:23-cv-00108 is a patent infringement action brought by Ask Sydney, LLC against Amazon.com, Inc., filed on 13 Feb 2023 in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. The case closed on 14 August 2023.
Which patents were asserted in 6:23-cv-00108?
US10474705B2 (“Iterative image search algorithm informed by continuous human-machine input feedback”), assigned to EPSTEIN, SYDNEY NICOLE, currently active; US9323786B2 (“System and computer method for visually guiding a user to a current interest”), assigned to ASK SYDNEY, LLC, currently active. The record also lists Iterative image search algorithm informed by continuous human-machine input feedback and System and computer method for visually guiding a user to a current interest.
How was case 6:23-cv-00108 terminated?
The recorded basis of termination is case dismissed in part. The termination text reads: “Defendant Amazon’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 108-11), case number 6-23-cv-108, is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. The motion is denied as to its invalidity contentions, but granted as to its allegations that Plaintiff has failed to state a claim of direct infringement of the ’786 and ’705 Patents. Plaintiff’s claims are DISMISSED. Defendant Meta’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 112-11), case number 6-23-cv-112, is DENIED as to both the invalidity and infringement allegations. Defendant Microsoft’s motion to dismiss (ECF No. 113-10), case number 6-23-cv-113, is GRANTED. Plaintiff’s claims aga
How long did case 6:23-cv-00108 take?
182 calendar days, from filing on 13 Feb 2023 to closure on 14 August 2023.
Who were the attorneys and the judge in 6:23-cv-00108?
Chief Judge Xavier Rodriguez presided. Kyril Vladimir Talanov and William P. Ramey III are recorded as counsel for plaintiff Ask Sydney. Ankur Vijay Desai and Jennifer Librach Nall appear for defendant Amazon.com.
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