Patents by Inventor David Brinda

David Brinda 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: 10521008
    Abstract: A method for virtual reality (VR) includes displaying a VR viewfinder illustrating a preview image corresponding to a portion of a VR environment, sensing a first actuation movement of a VR controller for photographing, and capturing a VR photograph corresponding to the preview image illustrated in the VR viewfinder in response to the first actuation movement of the VR controller for photographing being sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Richard Herbert Quay, David Brinda, Dennis Todd Harrington, Elbert Stephen Perez, Weston Page Vierregger
  • Patent number: 10477006
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, a virtual reality system, and a computer-readable recording medium for real-world interaction in a virtual reality environment. The method is applicable to a virtual reality system having a virtual reality headset and a controller, wherein the virtual reality system may receive data from a processing device, and the method includes the following steps. An event signal is triggered on at least one of the virtual reality headset and the controller by the processing device, where the event signal is received from the processing device and the event signal indicates an arrival of a notification associated with a real world. Motion data is generated by the controller. Whether the motion data matches first motion data is determined. If so, a first interaction interface is generated and at least one of the virtual reality headset and the controller is allowed to interact with the notification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: David Brinda
  • Patent number: 10037308
    Abstract: A method for updating a page of an electronic device is provided. The page includes a first row and a second row. Each of the first row and the second row includes one or two tiles. Each tile comprises a picture. The method comprises the following steps. After an update that results in insertion of a plurality of new tiles into the page occurs, three new tiles of the plurality of new tiles are displayed by using either a first tile layout or a second tile layout in a third row and a fourth row. The number of tiles in the third row is one and the number of tiles in the fourth row is two in the first tile layout. The number of tiles in the third row is two and the number of tiles in the fourth row is one in the second tile layout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Jesse John Penico, Drew Bamford, Sheng-Hsin Huang, Fang-Ju Lin, Ying-Jing Wang, Pei-Ju Lee, Peter Chin, Wendy Wai Mun Chan, Keng-Yu Chen, Shih-Wun Peng
  • Patent number: 9965138
    Abstract: A method of activating an update of a home screen of a mobile communications device is provided. The home screen is displayed on a display panel of the mobile communications device. The home screen includes a plurality of tiles displaying a plurality of feeds from one or more feed sources. The method includes performing one of updating the home screen or activating and displaying a menu bar on the display panel based on a distance of a downward scrolling on a top page of a home screen. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device for activating an update of a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, David Brinda, Peter Chin, Jesse John Penico, Chih-Wei Yang, Huai-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 9891781
    Abstract: A method of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device is provided. The mobile communications device includes a home button, a processor, and a display panel configured to cooperate with the processor to display one of the views of the home screen. The method includes selectively displaying one of the views of the home screen on the display panel based on a number of times the home button is activated within a predetermined time period. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device of navigating between a plurality of different views of a home screen of a mobile communications device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Drew Bamford, David Brinda, Peter Chin, Jesse John Penico, Chih-Wei Yang, Huai-Ting Huang
  • Patent number: 9851885
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus and an operating method thereof and a computer readable storage medium are provided. The electronic apparatus with a touch screen display executes the following steps: a list of scrollable items on the touch screen display is displayed; a movement of an object on or near the touch screen display is detected; in response to an edge of the list being reached, one or more items in a first direction is moved to display one or more gaps, wherein each gap is between the adjacent items and no gap is formed outside of the edge of the list; and the one or more items in a second direction is moved until the one or more gaps are no longer displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: David Brinda
  • Publication number: 20170300110
    Abstract: A method for virtual reality (VR) includes displaying a VR viewfinder illustrating a preview image corresponding to a portion of a VR environment, sensing a first actuation movement of a VR controller for photographing, and capturing a VR photograph corresponding to the preview image illustrated in the VR viewfinder in response to the first actuation movement of the VR controller for photographing being sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Richard Herbert Quay, David Brinda, Dennis Todd Harrington, Elbert Stephen Perez, Weston Page VIERREGGER
  • Publication number: 20170214782
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a method, a virtual reality system, and a computer-readable recording medium for real-world interaction in a virtual reality environment. The method is applicable to a virtual reality system having a virtual reality headset and a controller, wherein the virtual reality system may receive data from a processing device, and the method includes the following steps. An event signal is triggered on at least one of the virtual reality headset and the controller by the processing device, where the event signal is received from the processing device and the event signal indicates an arrival of a notification associated with a real world. Motion data is generated by the controller. Whether the motion data matches first motion data is determined. If so, a first interaction interface is generated and at least one of the virtual reality headset and the controller is allowed to interact with the notification.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventor: David Brinda
  • Publication number: 20170185261
    Abstract: A method for virtual reality (VR) includes sensing a dragging movement of a VR controller during a period that a trigger of the VR controller is triggered, and displaying a plurality of icons of a tool menu in a VR environment corresponding to a dragging trace of the dragging movement of the VR controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Elbert Stephen Perez, Richard Herbert Quay, Dennis Todd Harrington, Daniel Jeffrey Wilday, Weston Page Vierregger, David Brinda, Andrew Charles Hunt, Jason Leopold Lamparty, William Brian Espinosa, Jonathan D. Faunce
  • Patent number: 9575650
    Abstract: A method of switching a screen of a mobile communications device from a screen locked state to a screen unlocked state is provided. The mobile communications device includes a display panel configured to display the screen that has a background section and a first section in the screen locked state. The method includes: moving the first section from a first location to a second location of the screen in the screen locked state when an screen unlocking requirement is determined to be satisfied; and keeping displaying the first section at the second location of the screen after switching the screen from the screen locked state to the screen unlocked state. A non-transitory computer-readable medium and a mobile communications device for switching a screen of the mobile communications device from a screen locked state to a screen unlocked state are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Matthew John Barthelemy, Drew Bamford, Jason Edward Short
  • Patent number: 9282242
    Abstract: A method for an electric device to take a panoramic photograph is provided and the method includes following steps. A first image is captured. A first line is displayed on a preview window. A first graphical object and a second graphical object are displayed on the first line. Posture information of the electric device is obtained. The second graphical object is moved along the first line according to the posture information. It is determined if the electric device is panned horizontally or tilted vertically according to the first line. A second image is captured if the second graphical object reaches the first graphical object and the electric device is panned horizontally or tilted vertically. The panoramic photograph is generated according to the first image and the second image. Accordingly, a user obtains a panoramic photograph easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Peter Chin, Micah Shotel, Jye Rong, Shu-Ching Ip
  • Patent number: 9225904
    Abstract: With the aid of separating data paths for generating preview frames, for generating video frames, and for generating encoded camera frames of an image fetching system in a concurrent and mutually-independent manner, the image fetching system is free from introducing unnecessary shutter lags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jorge Furuya, David Brinda, Sung-Hao Lin, Li-Chun Hsu, Pei-En Huang, Meng-Jue Chiang, Hsin-Ti Chueh
  • Patent number: D743442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse John Penico, David Brinda, Jye Rong, Meng-Hsun Wu, Ching-Chun Huang, Chung-Hao Huang
  • Patent number: D744508
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Jesse John Penico, Allyson Elaine Tong
  • Patent number: D747343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Chuan-Feng Yeh, Sheng-Hsin Huang, Hsu-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: D752068
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Ashley Yousling, Sheng-Hsin Huang, Chuan-Feng Yeh, Hsiang-Ning Wu
  • Patent number: D753154
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Ashley Yousling, Sheng-Hsin Huang, Chuan-Feng Yeh, Hsiang-Ning Wu
  • Patent number: D761310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: David Brinda, Sheng-Hsin Huang, Fang-Ju Lin, Wei-Chia Yen
  • Patent number: D777209
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse John Penico, David Brinda, Jye Rong
  • Patent number: D788799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Jesse John Penico, David Brinda, Allyson Elaine Tong