Patents by Inventor Christopher Carmichael

Christopher Carmichael 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).

  • Patent number: 11290644
    Abstract: A 360° view of an area is obtained by stitching together multiple images each of the images obtained at a different point of view. One of the points of view or each one of the points of view receives different angled views of different features in the image. Each feature in the image is therefore imaged from multiple different angles. The images are stitched together into a three-dimensional panorama which is optimized for display on a display where one image is intended for users left eye and another image is intended for the users right eye. The left eye sees features of the image from one field of view, and the right eye sees features of that same image from a different field of view, where each field in the image is shown to the different eyes at different points of view. Therefore, the different eyes perceive different parts of the depth of the image. And that last part into the specification and maybe into the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 11200743
    Abstract: A virtual-reality that includes multiple different features therein, those features arranged in a combined wall. The user can select from the multiple features by looking at the features for a specified amount of time for example 3 seconds. One embodiment uses a wall which combines together a number of feeds from a number of social networks. Another embodiment uses a wall that is cylindrical or spherical around the user, and a system that detects which post or item the user is looking at. When the user looks at a poster item for more than the specified amount of time, additional information about that poster item pops up. For example the user can look it up icon representing their friend, and get information about their friend including the ability to message the friend, posts that the friend has made, and other information about the friend. There can also be navigation pains in places in the virtual-reality cylinder or sphere which enables navigating using a different kind of menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 10608452
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided including a body having a first surface, and a bump having a top region and one or more sides. The one or more sides extend between the first surface and the top region. The charging stand further includes one or more base contact pins that are coupled to the body. Each base contact pin has an exposed end disposed at a first distance in a first direction from the first surface. The charging stand further includes a bump contact pin extending from the top region of the bump. The bump contact pin has an exposed end disposed a second distance in the first direction from the first surface, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventors: Alan Olson, William Christopher Carmichael, Dominic Amae, Alexander S. Danielson, Donald Robert Mayette, Steven Ryutaro Takayama, Branko Lukic, Kevin Kilpatrick, Patrick Nicolet, Gabriel Antonio Ulloa
  • Publication number: 20200058086
    Abstract: An Iconsent application allows a user to obtain the users consent to some action, to verify identities of one or both users to the action, to find a proper form to obtain the consent, and finally to record the users' consent along with the biometric obtained at the time of the content. The consent can be given by one or both parties to the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20190157890
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided including a body having a first surface, and a bump having a top region and one or more sides. The one or more sides extend between the first surface and the top region. The charging stand further includes one or more base contact pins that are coupled to the body. Each base contact pin has an exposed end disposed at a first distance in a first direction from the first surface. The charging stand further includes a bump contact pin extending from the top region of the bump. The bump contact pin has an exposed end disposed a second distance in the first direction from the first surface, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Alan OLSON, William Christopher CARMICHAEL, Dominic AMAE, Alexander S. DANIELSON, Donald Robert MAYETTE, Steven Ryutaro TAKAYAMA, Branko LUKIC, Kevin KILPATRICK, Patrick NICOLET, Gabriel Antonio ULLOA
  • Patent number: 10236699
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided including a body having a first surface, and a bump having a top region and one or more sides. The one or more sides extend between the first surface and the top region. The charging stand further includes one or more base contact pins that are coupled to the body. Each base contact pin has an exposed end disposed at a first distance in a first direction from the first surface. The charging stand further includes a bump contact pin extending from the top region of the bump. The bump contact pin has an exposed end disposed a second distance in the first direction from the first surface, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventors: Alan Olson, William Christopher Carmichael, Dominic Amae, Alexander S. Danielson, Donald Robert Mayette, Steven Ryutaro Takayama, Branko Lukic, Kevin James Kilpatrick, Patrick Nicolet, Gabriel Antonio Ulloa
  • Publication number: 20180376060
    Abstract: A 360° view of an area is obtained by stitching together multiple images each of the images obtained at a different point of view. One of the points of view or each one of the points of view receives different angled views of different features in the image. Each feature in the image is therefore imaged from multiple different angles. The images are stitched together into a three-dimensional panorama which is optimized for display on a display where one image is intended for users left eye and another image is intended for the users right eye. The left eye sees features of the image from one field of view, and the right eye sees features of that same image from a different field of view, where each field in the image is shown to the different eyes at different points of view. Therefore, the different eyes perceive different parts of the depth of the image. And that last part into the specification and maybe into the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20180285924
    Abstract: An image is evaluated to determine locations in the image that have more contextually relevant objects. This is done by monitoring the eyeball location of a number of different people who look at the image. The image can be for example 360 image, or can just be an image with a number of different objects in it. The parts of the image which are more contextually relevant become areas where advertisements will be located. The advertisements can be located associated with the content of the contextually relevant part of the image, or unassociated with that part, for example in associated with the geo-fenced location of the image. The most contextually relevant parts of the image can also be surrounded with a perimeter, preventing the advertisement from being displayed within the perimeter, and thus maintaining the high relevance of the highly relevant areas in the image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Publication number: 20180286133
    Abstract: A virtual-reality that includes multiple different features therein, those features arranged in a combined wall. The user can select from the multiple features by looking at the features for a specified amount of time for example 3 seconds. One embodiment uses a wall which combines together a number of feeds from a number of social networks. Another embodiment uses a wall that is cylindrical or spherical around the user, and a system that detects which post or item the user is looking at. When the user looks at a poster item for more than the specified amount of time, additional information about that poster item pops up. For example the user can look it up icon representing their friend, and get information about their friend including the ability to message the friend, posts that the friend has made, and other information about the friend. There can also be navigation pains in places in the virtual-reality cylinder or sphere which enables navigating using a different kind of menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 9984802
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a headphone or speaker assembly that contains two or more audio components that are configured to be magnetically coupled together by use of a complementary magnetic pole configuration in the headphone or speaker assembly to provide one or more useful functions. These useful functions may include elements that are able to sense that the two or more audio components are in contact with each other, or are at least proximate to each other, so that their audio playback capability can be suspended while they are in this unused state. A sensor located within one of the components can detect a change in the magnetic field and generate an electronic signal indicating a clasped condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: LOGITECH EUROPE, S.A.
    Inventors: Alexander S. Danielson, Thomas Henry Carlson, Jr., William Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 9986390
    Abstract: A video cell phone messenger that provides caller ID streaming with sound and/or video, and provides a virtual greeting that users get when a call or text. A customized message is sent as part of an outgoing communication to another user who is being contacted by the user, in place of a numerical caller ID. The phone also sends text messages, and a second picture and sound forms a second customized message for texts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 9942646
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein are configured to desirably distribute and thus withstand forces that are applied to an audio device assembly during regular use. The configurations discussed herein can be used to prevent the various device related components from becoming damaged during use. The application of these forces can cause immediate failure of the electrical connections in extreme cases, or more typically cause eventual failure of the electrical connections and device due to repetitive application of the applied force. Therefore, it is desirable to minimize the stress applied to the various electrical connection points during use, such as the electrical connection points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Steve McGarry, William Christopher Carmichael, Alexander Samuel Danielson, Jeffrey Anderson
  • Publication number: 20180096770
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a headphone or speaker assembly that contains two or more audio components that are configured to be magnetically coupled together by use of a complementary magnetic pole configuration in the headphone or speaker assembly to provide one or more useful functions. These useful functions may include elements that are able to sense that the two or more audio components are in contact with each other, or are at least proximate to each other, so that their audio playback capability can be suspended while they are in this unused state. A sensor located within one of the components can detect a change in the magnetic field and generate an electronic signal indicating a clasped condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventors: Alexander S. DANIELSON, Thomas Henry Carlson, JR., William Christopher CARMICHAEL
  • Publication number: 20180054073
    Abstract: A charging stand is provided including a body having a first surface, and a bump having a top region and one or more sides. The one or more sides extend between the first surface and the top region. The charging stand further includes one or more base contact pins that are coupled to the body. Each base contact pin has an exposed end disposed at a first distance in a first direction from the first surface. The charging stand further includes a bump contact pin extending from the top region of the bump. The bump contact pin has an exposed end disposed a second distance in the first direction from the first surface, the second distance is greater than the first distance, and the first direction is perpendicular to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Alan OLSON, William Christopher CARMICHAEL, Dominic AMAE, Alexander S. DANIELSON, Donald Robert MAYETTE, Steven Ryutaro TAKAYAMA, Branko LUKIC, Kevin James KILPATRICK, Patrick NICOLET, Gabriel Antonio ULLOA
  • Patent number: 9648114
    Abstract: Multiple different social networks are aggregated and placed together on a timeline. The timeline is arranged such that at any given time the user can see what information from each of the social networks was provided. The timeline is arranged in a two-dimensional grid, with the horizontal grid showing time, and the vertical grid showing the type, where the type can be video, text, wall posts, and photos. The user can select which of their friends information to appear on the timeline and can also select which of multiple different social network type sites provide content to the timeline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan, Devon Jordan, Desoto Donovan
  • Publication number: 20170019727
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein are configured to desirably distribute and thus withstand forces that are applied to an audio device assembly during regular use. The configurations discussed herein can be used to prevent the various device related components from becoming damaged during use. The application of these forces can cause immediate failure of the electrical connections in extreme cases, or more typically cause eventual failure of the electrical connections and device due to repetitive application of the applied force. Therefore, it is desirable to minimize the stress applied to the various electrical connection points during use, such as the electrical connection points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Steve MCGARRY, William Christopher CARMICHAEL, ALEXANDER SAMUEL DANIELSON, JEFFREY ANDERSON
  • Patent number: 9438962
    Abstract: A system which correlates across multiple images to find commonalities among the images and compresses according to those commonalities. The commonalities can be across multiple different images which are unrelated. The information is quantized according to the client that will display the images, and then, and luminance in common color areas are encoded as a single encoding. A WAP application may also be downloaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: UBIQUITY
    Inventors: Kenneth Stephen Bailey, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 9106925
    Abstract: Compression of a video by segmentation, transformation, transform encoding, difference encoding, and muxing. The segmentation looks at energies of the frames, in order to find three different things: black frames which have energy less than the specified amount, consecutive frames which have energy difference is less than the specified amount, and changes in scene which have energy difference is more than a specified amount. If there is little or no energy or energy difference, then the frame is replaced by an indication rather than information about the frame itself; either an indication of a black frames or an indication of no change between two adjacent frames. If there is much energy, then this is taken as the beginning of a new scene, and used as an area to change group of frames.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Ubiquity Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Carmichael, Connie Jordan, Kristian Sandberg
  • Patent number: 8983535
    Abstract: Medical device that scans medical parameters and communicates via a cell phone. The cell phone can communicate the parameters to a remote location and/or or can analyze them. The medical device can be powered by the cell phone or can be wireless. A relatively large area for a pad that forms the surface area that determines the medical information can thus be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Connie Jordan, Christopher Carmichael
  • Patent number: 8929434
    Abstract: Image or video from a cell phone is processed to expand the image in a way to display it on a high definition video screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ubiquity Broadcasting Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Stephen Bailey, Christopher Carmichael