Patents by Inventor Gabriel Taubman

Gabriel Taubman 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: 20130154906
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Patent number: 8384617
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Publication number: 20130021225
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Publication number: 20130002724
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for interfacing with a wearable heads-up display via a touch-operable input device. The wearable heads-up display may include a display element for receiving and displaying display information received from a processor, and may also include a wearable frame structure supporting the display element and having a side-arm extending away from the display element. In some embodiments, the display information may appear at least partially curved to a user. In some embodiments, only a portion of the display information is shown on the at least one display element. The side-arm may be configured to secure the heads-up display to a user's body in a manner such that the display element is disposed within a field of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Heinrich, Gabriel Taubman, Ryan Geiss, Max Braun, Casey Ho
  • Publication number: 20130002534
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a cursor on a display using a trackpad input device are disclosed. The systems and methods may be directed to controlling the cursor on a display separate from the trackpad input device, based on information identified about a motion of a trackpad input device or a computing device. A conversion factor may be determined to relate input to the trackpad input device with control of the cursor on the display in response to the input. The conversion factor can be adjusted when the motion information indicates that the trackpad input device or computing device is in motion. An input signal from an input to the trackpad input device may be smoothed by filtering out a mechanical vibration signal within the input signal. The input signal may also be smoothed by subtracting the absolute motion of the trackpad input device from the input signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Publication number: 20130007672
    Abstract: The present description discloses systems and methods for moving and selecting items in a row on a user interface in correlation with a user's head movements. One embodiment may include measuring an orientation of a user's head and communicating the measurement to a device. Next, the device can be configured to execute instructions to correlate the measurement with a shift of a row of items displayed in a user interface, and execute instructions to cause the items to move in accordance with the correlation. The device may also receive a measurement of an acceleration of the user's head movement, and can be configured to execute instructions to cause the items to move at an acceleration comparable to the measured acceleration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Taubman
  • Publication number: 20130002545
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for interfacing with a wearable heads-up display via a touch-operable input device. The wearable heads-up display may include a display element for receiving and displaying display information received from a processor, and may also include a wearable frame structure supporting the display element and having a side-arm extending away from the display element. In some embodiments, the display information may appear at least partially curved to a user. In some embodiments, only a portion of the display information is shown on the at least one display element. The side-arm may be configured to secure the heads-up display to a user's body in a manner such that the display element is disposed within a field of view of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2011
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: Mitchell Heinrich, Gabriel Taubman, Ryan Geiss, Max Braun, Casey Ho
  • Patent number: 8199126
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus related classifying touch events are disclosed. A first event is detected at a touch interface of a wearable computing device. Detecting the first event includes detecting a first capacitance change at the touch interface. A first-event signature of the first event is determined based on at least the first capacitance change. A first-event classification for the first event is selected from among a touch classification and a potential-touch classification based on the first-event signature. A first-event confidence value for the first-event classification is determined. Contextual information during a predetermined time after detecting the first event is obtained. The first-event classification can be adjusted based on the contextual information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Taubman
  • Patent number: 8194036
    Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a cursor on a display using a trackpad input device are disclosed. The systems and methods may be directed to controlling the cursor on a display separate from the trackpad input device, based on information identified about a motion of a trackpad input device or a computing device. A conversion factor may be determined to relate input to the trackpad input device with control of the cursor on the display in response to the input. The conversion factor can be adjusted when the motion information indicates that the trackpad input device or computing device is in motion. An input signal from an input to the trackpad input device may be smoothed by filtering out a mechanical vibration signal within the input signal. The input signal may also be smoothed by subtracting the absolute motion of the trackpad input device from the input signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Patent number: 8184067
    Abstract: Systems and methods for selecting an action associated with a power state transition of a head-mounted display (HMD) in the form of eyeglasses are disclosed. A signal may be received from a sensor on a nose bridge of the eyeglasses indicating if the HMD is in use. Based on the received signal, a first powers state for the HMD may be determined. Responsive to the determined first power state, an action associated with a power state transition of the HMD from an existing power state to the first power state may be selected. The action may be selected from among a plurality of actions associated with a plurality of state transitions. Also, the action may be a sequence of functions performed by the HMD including modifying an operating state of a primary processing component of the HMD and a detector of the HMD configured to image an environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Max Braun, Ryan Geiss, Harvey Ho, Thad Eugene Starner, Gabriel Taubman
  • Patent number: 8184070
    Abstract: Example methods and systems for selecting a user interface for a wearable computing device are disclosed. An accelerometer system may determine a user activity of a user wearing a wearable computing device. Based on the user activity determined by the accelerometer system, the wearable computing device may select a user interface for the wearable computing device such that the user interface is appropriate for the determined user activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Taubman
  • Patent number: 8176437
    Abstract: The technology generally relates to predictively launching applications and powering up devices. Embodiments may include a computer-implemented method that maintains a plurality of individual folders. The individual folders may include one or more applications. A command may be used to open a selected folder. In response to receiving the command, embodiments may predict which application in the selected folder will be selected for launching and load program code associated with the predicted application into active memory. A command to launch a selected application included in the selected folder is received and, in response, the selected application is launched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Gabriel Taubman