Patents by Inventor Charles Paul Hofer

Charles Paul Hofer 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).

  • Publication number: 20200387157
    Abstract: A system (and method and computer product) to provide a service using an autonomous agent and wayfinding instructions includes a processor and a memory device accessible to the processor. The memory device stores a set of machine-readable instructions to permit the processor to execute a method for providing a service using agents capable of autonomously navigating unattended within a service area, as guided along a predetermined path based on receiving wayfinding instructions. The processor includes a communication port to permit a communication during assignments with one or more communication devices on a wayfinding device carried by or attached to an agent selected for implementing an assignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: John Handy BOSMA, Sri Kiran Panchavati GANESH, Charles Paul HOFER, Kala NENKOVA, Julie A. SCHUNEMAN
  • Patent number: 10812783
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and computer program product for displaying information. A display system comprises a display device with pixels, a lenticular lens system, a sensor system, and a controller. The lenticular lens system is located on the pixels in the display device. The sensor system is positioned to detect a position of eyes of an authorized user with respect to the display device. The controller determines an authorized viewing angle of each lenticular lens to the eyes of the authorized user in the lenticular lens system using the position of the eyes of the authorized user and turns on a set of the pixels such that the authorized user sees information at the authorized viewing angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Madhav Peri, Charles Paul Hofer, James K. Wong, Tony Sawan