Patents by Inventor Hans Keil

Hans Keil 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).

  • Systems and methods for providing feedback cues for touch screen interface interaction with chemical and biological structure drawing applications
    Patent number: 9430127
    Abstract: Creating a graphical representation of at least one of a chemical structure and a biological structure using a touch screen interface may include identifying connection location(s) of an in-progress structure and connection location(s) of a separate structure element, determine, upon receipt of a gesture input moving the structure element towards the in-progress structure, that a distance between a first connection location of the in-progress structure and a first connection location of the structure element signals an intended connection of the structure element to the in-progress structure at or about the corresponding connection locations, analyze a resultant structure formed by connection of the in-progress structure and the structure element at or about the corresponding connection locations to determine a response, and provide a visible cue, an audible cue, and/or a haptic cue corresponding to the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: CambridgeSoft Corporation
    Inventors: Robin Y. Smith, Hans Keil
  • Systems and Methods for Providing Feedback Cues for Touch Screen Interface Interaction with Chemical and Biological Structure Drawing Applications
    Publication number: 20140337725
    Abstract: Creating a graphical representation of at least one of a chemical structure and a biological structure using a touch screen interface may include identifying connection location(s) of an in-progress structure and connection location(s) of a separate structure element, determine, upon receipt of a gesture input moving the structure element towards the in-progress structure, that a distance between a first connection location of the in-progress structure and a first connection location of the structure element signals an intended connection of the structure element to the in-progress structure at or about the corresponding connection locations, analyze a resultant structure formed by connection of the in-progress structure and the structure element at or about the corresponding connection locations to determine a response, and provide a visible cue, an audible cue, and/or a haptic cue corresponding to the response.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Robin Y. Smith, Hans Keil