Patents by Inventor Harold Merkel
Harold Merkel 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).
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Patent number: 11443551Abstract: In example implementations, a method is provided. The method may be executed by a processor. The method includes receiving an image. The image is analyzed to obtain facial features. Contextual information is obtained and a vector including a facial feature class of the facial features and contextual feature classes of the contextual information is generated. A facial recognition is then performed based on the vector.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: September 13, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Harold Merkel, Qian Lin, Guoxing Yang
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Publication number: 20210342483Abstract: An example of a computer-readable medium storing machine-readable instructions. When executed, the instructions may cause detection of an access to a resource with a privacy setting. The instructions may cause the modification of the privacy setting to a new value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2018Publication date: November 4, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Thomas Flynn, Harold Merkel, Rahul V. Lakdawala, Charles J. Stancil
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Publication number: 20210295851Abstract: Example implementations relate to generating content based on policy permissions. For example, a non-transitory machine-readable medium including instructions executable by a processor to detect a plurality of audio profiles based on audio signals received, separate the plurality of audio profiles, determine when an audio profile of the plurality of audio profiles corresponds to a policy permission; and generate content for the audio profile based on the policy permission.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2018Publication date: September 23, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Harold Merkel
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Patent number: 11095695Abstract: A transmission of a representation of an endpoint is disclosed. A performance of a source media is detected in a transmission of the representation of the endpoint. The detected performance of the source media is replaced with the source media in the image during transmission.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: William J. Allen, Harold Merkel
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Publication number: 20210240143Abstract: A customizable work station is described with a computing device that has a local processor, a local display, a connector communicably coupled to the local processor, and a plurality of sensors that collect proximal information at the station to provide at least one personalized enhancement to a user of the station.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2018Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Charles J. Stancil, Richard E. Hodges, Harold Merkel, Ravi Shankar Subramaniam
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Patent number: 11062581Abstract: In example implementations, a method is provided. The method may be executed by a processor of a security system. The method includes detecting a robot. The robot may then be validated. The response of the security system may be modified in response to the robot that is detected and validated.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Harold Merkel, Will Allen, Tyler Sims, James M Mann
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Publication number: 20210200500Abstract: Examples disclosed herein related to selecting a telepresence device action. In one implementation, an electronic device determines a non-verbal characteristic of a communication of a first user intended for a second user at a remote location. The electronic device may determine a characteristic of the second user and select a delivery action based on a translation of the non-verbal characteristic to the second user based on the characteristic of the second user. The electronic device may transmit information about the selected delivery action to an electronic device to cause the electronic device to perform the selected action to provide the communication to the second user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2017Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Harold MERKEL, Will ALLEN
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Patent number: 10978920Abstract: A technique includes sensing a wireless charging station that includes a wireless charging transmitter and determining a status for the machine based at least in part on the sensing of the wireless charging station. The technique also includes assisting with a process to wirelessly transfer power to the machine, where assisting includes causing the machine to provide guidance to the user based at least in part on the determined status.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Robert C Brooks, Robin T Castell, Monji G Jabori, Harold Merkel, Lee Atkinson, Charles J Stancil
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Publication number: 20200329081Abstract: A transmission of a representation of an endpoint is disclosed. A performance of a source media is detected in a transmission of the representation of the endpoint. The detected performance of the source media is replaced with the source media in the image during transmission.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2016Publication date: October 15, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: William J. Allen, Harold Merkel
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Publication number: 20200257889Abstract: In example implementations, a method is provided. The method may be executed by a processor. The method includes receiving an image. The image is analyzed to obtain facial features. Contextual information is obtained and a vector including a facial feature class of the facial features and contextual feature classes of the contextual information is generated. A facial recognition is then performed based on the vector.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: August 13, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Harold Merkel, Qian Lin, Guoxing Yang
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Publication number: 20200250947Abstract: In example implementations, a method is provided. The method may be executed by a processor of a security system. The method includes detecting a robot. The robot may then be validated. The response of the security system may be modified in response to the robot that is detected and validated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2017Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Harold Merkel, Will Allen, Tyler Sims, James M Mann
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Patent number: 10691207Abstract: An example display device includes an input module to receive a touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device. The display device also includes a display panel. The display panel is to display first data from a computing device in a first region of the display panel. The display panel is also to, in response to a reception of the touch input, display the first data in a second region of the display panel and display second data from the electronic device in a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel. The third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device. The second data is received via a connection to the computing device. The second region is smaller than the first region.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kent E. Biggs, Robert Paul Martin, Charles J Stancil, Jeffrey C Stevens, Harold Merkel
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Patent number: 10374815Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a conference call host. Examples include to establishing, by a first computing system, a first secure connection to a second computing system via a wireless network in response to receiving a secure connection request from the second computing system; the first computing system and the second computing system are in physical proximity to each other. Examples include to provide an operating system session to the second computing system through the secure connection while the first computing system and the second computing system remain in physical proximity to each other; the operating system is stored on and executable by the first computing system. Examples include to provide a connection to a conferencing platform to the second computing system via the first secure connection, the conference call at least among the first computing system, the second computing system, and a remote user.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kent E Biggs, Yolanda Rivas, Robert C Brooks, Richard E Hodges, Harold Merkel, James M Mann, Lorri L Jefferson, Derek Labron Everett, Thomas Bonola
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Patent number: 10325600Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to identify the location of an individual within a room by using a combination of microphone arrays and voice pattern matching. In one example, a computing device may extract a voice detected by microphones of a microphone array located in a room, perform voice pattern matching to identify an individual associated with the extracted voice, and determine a location of the individual in the room based on an intensity of the voice detected individually by the microphones of the microphone array.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2015Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: James M Mann, Harold Merkel, Silas Morris
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Publication number: 20180284889Abstract: An example display device includes an input module to receive a touch input that identifies a shape of an electronic device. The display device also includes a display panel. The display panel is to display first data from a computing device in a first region of the display panel. The display panel is also to, in response to a reception of the touch input, display the first data in a second region of the display panel and display second data from the electronic device in a virtual representation of the electronic device in a third region of the display panel. The third region corresponds to the shape of the electronic device. The second data is received via a connection to the computing device. The second region is smaller than the first region.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2015Publication date: October 4, 2018Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Kent E. Biggs, Robert Paul Martin, Charles J Stancil, Jeffrey C Stevens, Harold Merkel
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Patent number: 9983668Abstract: Examples are directed to a gaze detector using reference frames in media. One example includes inserting reference frames between frames of media presented on a display at a first frequency, analyzing images of reflections of the reference frames, and determining a portion of the media that is being viewed by a user based on the reflections of the reference frames from a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2014Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Harold Merkel
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Publication number: 20180005632Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide the ability to identify the location of an individual within a room by using a combination of microphone arrays and voice pattern matching. In one example, a computing device may extract a voice detected by microphones of a microphone array located in a room, perform voice pattern matching to identify an individual associated with the extracted voice, and determine a location of the individual in the room based on an intensity of the voice detected individually by the microphones of the microphone array.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Inventors: JAMES M MANN, HAROLD MERKEL, SILAS MORRIS
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Publication number: 20170331335Abstract: A technique includes sensing a wireless charging station that includes a wireless charging transmitter and determining a status for the machine based at least in part on the sensing of the wireless charging station. The technique also includes assisting with a process to wirelessly transfer power to the machine, where assisting includes causing the machine to provide guidance to the user based at least in part on the determined status.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Robert C Brooks, Robin T Castell, Monji G Jabori, Harold Merkel, Lee Atkinson, Charles J Stancil
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Publication number: 20170324572Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a conference call host. Examples include to establishing, by a first computing system, a first secure connection to a second computing system via a wireless network in response to receiving a secure connection request from the second computing system; the first computing system and the second computing system are in physical proximity to each other. Examples include to provide an operating system session to the second computing system through the secure connection while the first computing system and the second computing system remain in physical proximity to each other; the operating system is stored on and executable by the first computing system. Examples include to provide a connection to a conferencing platform to the second computing system via the first secure connection, the conference call at least among the first computing system, the second computing system, and a remote user.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventors: Kent E Biggs, Yolanda Rivas, Robert C Brooks, Richard E Hodges, Harold Merkel, James M Mann, Lorri L Jefferson, Derek Labron Everett, Thomas Bonola
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Publication number: 20170039719Abstract: Examples are directed to a gaze detector using reference frames in media, One example includes inserting reference frames between frames of media presented on a display at a first frequency, analyzing images of reflections of the reference frames, and determining a portion of the media that is being viewed by a user based on the reflections of the reference frames from a user.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventor: HAROLD MERKEL