Patents by Inventor Alex T. Nelson
Alex T. Nelson 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).
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Publication number: 20210392129Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2021Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Jay S. COGGIN, Daniel C. KLINGLER, Kyle C. BROGLE, Johannes P. SCHMIDT, Eric A. ALLAMANCHE, Thomas ALSINA, Bob BRADLEY, Alex T. NELSON, Rudolph VAN DER MERWE, Joseph M. TRISCARI, Keun Sup LEE, Pedro MARI, Aaron M. ELDER, Richard M. POWELL
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Patent number: 11050737Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Coggin, Daniel C. Klingler, Kyle C. Brogle, Johannes P. Schmidt, Eric A. Allamanche, Thomas Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alex T. Nelson, Rudolph Van Der Merwe, Joseph M. Triscari, Keun Sup Lee, Pedro Mari, Aaron M. Elder, Richard M. Powell
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Patent number: 10715727Abstract: In various implementations a method includes obtaining a plurality of source images, stabilizing the plurality of source images to generate a plurality of stabilized images, and averaging the plurality of stabilized image to generate a synthetic long exposure image. In various implementations, stabilizing the plurality of source images includes: selecting one of the plurality of source images to serve as a reference frame; and registering others of the plurality of source images to the reference frame by applying a perspective transformation to others of the plurality of the source images.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Charles A. Mezak, Arwen Bradley, Alex T. Nelson, Douglas P. Mitchell, Claus Moelgaard, Jason Klivington, Rudolph van der Merwe, Zahra Sadeghipoor Kermani, Farhan Baqai, Todd Sachs, Paul Hubel
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Publication number: 20200076788Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2019Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Jay S. COGGIN, Daniel C. KLINGLER, Kyle C. BROGLE, Johannes P. SCHMIDT, Eric A. ALLAMANCHE, Thomas ALSINA, Bob BRADLEY, Alex T. NELSON, Rudolph VAN DER MERWE, Joseph M. TRISCARI, Keun Sup LEE, Pedro MARI, Aaron M. ELDER, Richard M. POWELL
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Patent number: 10432614Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Jay S. Coggin, Daniel C. Klingler, Kyle C. Brogle, Johannes P. Schmidt, Eric A. Allamanche, Thomas Alsina, Bob Bradley, Alex T. Nelson, Rudolph Van Der Merwe, Joseph M. Triscari, Keun Sup Lee, Pedro Mari, Aaron M. Elder, Richard M. Powell
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Patent number: 10402624Abstract: One embodiment may take the form of a method of operating a computing device to provide presence based functionality. The method may include operating the computing device in a reduced power state and collecting a first set of data from a first sensor. Based on the first set of data, the computing device determines if an object is within a threshold distance of the computing device and, if the object is within the threshold distance, the device activates a secondary sensor to collect a second set of data. Based on the second set of data, the device determines if the object is a person. If the object is a person, the device determines a position of the person relative to the computing device and executes a change of state in the computing device based on the position of the person relative to the computing device. If the object is not a person, the computing device remains in a reduced power state.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Edward Allen Valko, Matthew C. Waldon, Rudolph Van der Merwe, William Matthew Vieta, Myra M. Haggerty, Alex T. Nelson
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Patent number: 10372191Abstract: One embodiment may take the form of a method of operating a computing device in a reduced power state and collecting a first set of data from at least one sensor. Based on the first set of data, the computing device determines a probability that an object is within a threshold distance of the computing device and, if so, the device activates at least one secondary sensor to collect a second set of data. Based on the second set of data, the device determines if the object is a person. If it is a person, a position of the person relative to the computing device is determined and the computing device changes its state based on the position of the person. If the object is not a person, the computing device remains in a reduced power state.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Edward Allen Valko, Matt Waldon, Rudolph van der Merwe, William Matthew Vieta, Myra Haggerty, Alex T. Nelson, Karen Louise Jenkins, Scott Thomas Smith, Jan Erik Solem
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Publication number: 20180337911Abstract: The embodiments set forth a technique for enabling a computing device to securely configure a peripheral computing device. According to some embodiments, the method can include the steps of (1) approving a request received from the peripheral computing device to engage in a setup procedure for the peripheral computing device, (2) receiving, from the peripheral computing device: (i) an audio signal that encodes a password and timing information, and (ii) a light signal. Additionally, the method can involve, in response to identifying that the timing information correlates with the light signal: (3) extracting the password from the audio signal, and (4) establishing a communication link with the peripheral computing device based on the password. In turn, the method can involve (5) providing configuration information to the peripheral computing device over the communication link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2017Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Jay S. COGGIN, Daniel C. KLINGLER, Kyle C. BROGLE, Johannes P. SCHMIDT, Eric A. ALLAMANCHE, Thomas ALSINA, Bob BRADLEY, Alex T. NELSON, Rudolph VAN DER MERWE, Joseph M. TRISCARI, Keun Sup LEE, Pedro MARI, Aaron M. ELDER, Richard M. POWELL
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Publication number: 20180338086Abstract: In various implementations a method includes obtaining a plurality of source images, stabilizing the plurality of source images to generate a plurality of stabilized images, and averaging the plurality of stabilized image to generate a synthetic long exposure image. In various implementations, stabilizing the plurality of source images includes: selecting one of the plurality of source images to serve as a reference frame; and registering others of the plurality of source images to the reference frame by applying a perspective transformation to others of the plurality of the source images.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventors: Sebastien Marineau-Mes, Charles A. Mezak, Arwen Bradley, Alex T. Nelson, Douglas P. Mitchell, Claus Moelgaard, Jason Klivington, Rudolph van der Merwe, Zahra Sadeghipoor Kermani, Farhan Baqai, Todd Sachs, Paul Hubel
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Patent number: 9986926Abstract: A method utilizing computer processing for detecting, within a cardiac cycle, the earliest onset of global, Q-onset, ventricular depolarization in the presence of an operating pacemaker. The method, in general terms, features (a) gathering a plurality of ECG-obtained QRS heart-cycles waveforms, (b) identifying and categorizing of evidences and specific timings therein of intrinsic Q-onset and pacemaker spike events, (c) looking in a single, selected QRS waveform, between specific, defined first and second time marks, for the most significant slope change appearing in that waveform, and (d) designating to be the correct Q-onset that event which immediately precedes that slope change.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Patricia A. Arand, Marco Dalla Gasperina
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Publication number: 20170193282Abstract: One embodiment may take the form of a method of operating a computing device to provide presence based functionality. The method may include operating the computing device in a reduced power state and collecting a first set of data from a first sensor. Based on the first set of data, the computing device determines if an object is within a threshold distance of the computing device and, if the object is within the threshold distance, the device activates a secondary sensor to collect a second set of data. Based on the second set of data, the device determines if the object is a person. If the object is a person, the device determines a position of the person relative to the computing device and executes a change of state in the computing device based on the position of the person relative to the computing device. If the object is not a person, the computing device remains in a reduced power state.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2017Publication date: July 6, 2017Inventors: Edward Allen Valko, Matthew C. Waldon, Rudolph Van der Merwe, William Matthew Vieta, Myra M. Haggerty, Alex T. Nelson
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Publication number: 20120287035Abstract: One embodiment may take the form of a method of operating a computing device in a reduced power state and collecting a first set of data from at least one sensor. Based on the first set of data, the computing device determines a probability that an object is within a threshold distance of the computing device and, if so, the device activates at least one secondary sensor to collect a second set of data. Based on the second set of data, the device determines if the object is a person. If it is a person, a position of the person relative to the computing device is determined and the computing device changes its state based on the position of the person. If the object is not a person, the computing device remains in a reduced power state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Edward Allen Valko, Matthew C. Waldon, Rudolph van der Merwe, William Matthew Vieta, Myra M. Haggerty, Alex T. Nelson, Karen Louise Jenkins, Scott Thomas Smith, Jan Erik Solem
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Publication number: 20120287031Abstract: One embodiment may take the form of a method of operating a computing device to provide presence based functionality. The method may include operating the computing device in a reduced power state and collecting a first set of data from a first sensor. Based on the first set of data, the computing device determines if an object is within a threshold distance of the computing device and, if the object is within the threshold distance, the device activates a secondary sensor to collect a second set of data. Based on the second set of data, the device determines if the object is a person. If the object is a person, the device determines a position of the person relative to the computing device and executes a change of state in the computing device based on the position of the person relative to the computing device. If the object is not a person, the computing device remains in a reduced power state.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2011Publication date: November 15, 2012Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Edward Allen Valko, Matthew C. Waldon, Rudolph Van der Merwe, William Matthew Vieta, Myra M. Haggerty, Alex T. Nelson
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Patent number: 8152731Abstract: A wavelet transform and pattern recognition method for analyzing a subject's heart sounds including (a) obtaining subject-related heart-sound data utilizing a first sampling rate, (b) obtaining simultaneously existing subject ECG data, including pre-selected ECG fiducial data, and (c) processing such obtained data including, relative to the heart-sound data, (1) computing the maximum-overlap discrete wavelet transform (MODWT) for a preselected number of wavelet scales, (2) locating the peaks in time of the absolute values of the MODWT coefficients respecting each of a such scales, and (3), for each such scale, (i) interpolating between the located peaks, and (ii) subsampling each interpolation result at a second sampling rate which no greater than the mentioned first sampling rate.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2007Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.Inventor: Alex T. Nelson
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Patent number: 8105241Abstract: Combining, to a singularity, from a plurality of anatomical sites, and over a plurality of heart cycles a collection of selected heart-functionality parameter measurements, such as EMAT, LVST, PADT, and AAFT measurements, including (a) collecting ECG and heart-sound data from plural anatomical sites, (b) computer processing such data to acquire plural, per-site, per-heart-cycle, nominal values for the selected parameter, (c) utilizing arithmetic mean and selected variance calculations related to such nominal values processing, and determined weight coefficients, computing weighted nominal values, (d) computing a weighted, nominal-value average of all of the nominal values by summing all of the weighted values and dividing that sum by the sum of all of the weight coefficients, and (e) presenting the computed weighted average as the combined, singularity value of the selected heart-functionality parameter.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2008Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Patricia A. Arand, Marco Dalla Gasperina
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Publication number: 20090112108Abstract: A method utilizing computer processing for detecting, within a cardiac cycle, the earliest onset of global, Q-onset, ventricular depolarization in the presence of an operating pacemaker. The method, in general terms, features (a) gathering a plurality of ECG-obtained QRS heart-cycles waveforms, (b) identifying and categorizing of evidences and specific timings therein of intrinsic Q-onset and pacemaker spike events, (c) looking in a single, selected QRS waveform, between specific, defined first and second time marks, for the most significant slope change appearing in that waveform, and (d) designating to be the correct Q-onset that event which immediately precedes that slope change.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Patricia A. Arand, Marco Dalla Gasperina
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Publication number: 20090112107Abstract: Combining, to a singularity, from a plurality of anatomical sites, and over a plurality of heart cycles a collection of selected heart-functionality parameter measurements, such as EMAT, LVST, PADT, and AAFT measurements, including (a) collecting ECG and heart-sound data from plural anatomical sites, (b) computer processing such data to acquire plural, per-site, per-heart-cycle, nominal values for the selected parameter, (c) utilizing arithmetic mean and selected variance calculations related to such nominal values processing, and determined weight coefficients, computing weighted nominal values, (d) computing a weighted, nominal-value average of all of the nominal values by summing all of the weighted values and dividing that sum by the sum of all of the weight coefficients, and (e) presenting the computed weighted average as the combined, singularity value of the selected heart-functionality parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2008Publication date: April 30, 2009Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Patricia A. Arand, Marco Dalla Gasperina
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Publication number: 20080255465Abstract: A method employing electronic processing for presenting a heart-function informational display including the steps of (a) gathering, over a selected time interval, a person's ECG and heart-sound signals, (b) electronically sampling and digitizing such gathered signals, and (c) electronically processing those signals to create a scalogram wherein colors which lie within a selected range of colors are employed to indicate energy-based content reflected in the signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2007Publication date: October 16, 2008Inventor: Alex T. Nelson
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Patent number: 7074195Abstract: A method and apparatus for gathering high-quality anatomical audio signals. Practice of the invention, which is illustrated herein in the context of heart-produced signals, is based upon gathering, and competitively processing audio signals collected simultaneously from two adjacent anatomical sites. Competitive processing examines these two signals in light of certain selected “quality” parameters, and thereby selects the better signal at a user-selected point in time.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2003Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Inovise Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Jim T. Belesiu
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Publication number: 20040254488Abstract: A method and apparatus for gathering high-quality anatomical audio signals. Practice of the invention, which is illustrated herein in the context of heart-produced signals, is based upon gathering, and competitively processing audio signals collected simultaneously from two adjacent anatomical sites. Competitive processing examines these two signals in light of certain selected “quality” parameters, and thereby selects the better signal at a user-selected point in time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2003Publication date: December 16, 2004Applicant: Inovise Medical, Inc.Inventors: Alex T. Nelson, Jim T. Belesiu