Patents by Inventor Howard J. Locker

Howard J. Locker 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: 11809770
    Abstract: A connection of an external display device to a connector port that is coupled to a personal computing device is sensed. A memory location of the personal computing device is checked to determine if a logical location default for the external display device exists. When the logical location default for the external display device does not exist, a logical location of the external display device is linked to a physical location of the connector port that is coupled to the personal computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C Cromer, Howard J. Locker
  • Publication number: 20230298143
    Abstract: A video conferencing system includes an image of a participant in a video conference and a depth map of the image. The system identifies objects in the background of the image, identifies objects in the foreground of the image, and identifies objects in the middle-ground of the image. The system removes the objects from the middle-ground, and replaces the removed objects from the middle-ground with the objects from the background that are located behind the removed objects. The system then uses the image with the removed and replaced objects in a video stream of the video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard J. Locker, Daryl C. Cromer
  • Patent number: 11762203
    Abstract: A headset can include a frame; a display assembly supported by the frame; a motion sensor that generates motion data responsive to motion of the frame; and circuitry that generates a frame fit signal via the motion data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard J. Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20230177884
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving images from a device camera during a video conference and processing the received images via a machine learning model trained on labeled image training data to detect extraneous image portions. Etraneous image pixels associated with the extraneous image portions are identified and replaced with replacement image pixels from previously stored image pixels to form modified images. The modified images may be transmitted during the video conference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, David Alexander Schwarz, Mounika Vanka
  • Publication number: 20220317445
    Abstract: A headset can include a frame; a display assembly supported by the frame; a motion sensor that generates motion data responsive to motion of the frame; and circuitry that generates a frame fit signal via the motion data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard J. Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11076071
    Abstract: A device, method and computer program product are provided. The device includes a housing having display and back surfaces. A digital camera unit (DCU) is held in the housing and is oriented to face the display surface. The DCU includes sensor pixels to capture image data for a scene in a field of view of the DCU. The sensor pixels are arranged in a sensor matrix with a sensor pixel density. A display layer is held in the housing proximate to the display surface. The display layer includes display pixels arranged in a display matrix having a first pixel density. The display pixels are separated by gaps arranged in rows and columns. The display layer overlays the DCU such that a first subset of the sensor pixels aligns with, and are covered by, the display pixels and a second subset of the sensor pixels align with, and are exposed through, the gaps between the display pixels. The device includes a processor and memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard J. Locker
  • Publication number: 20200358937
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, device and a computer program product are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable program instructions. The method displays content on a display layer of an electronic device. The display layer includes display pixels separated by gaps. The display layer overlays a camera in the electronic device such that the display pixels create blind regions in a field of view of the camera. The method captures, at the camera, image data in connection with a scene in a field of view of the camera. The image data includes first and second data segments that correspond to visible regions of the scene that are visible to the camera through the gaps. The first and second data segments are separated by a blind region in the scene that is blocked by the display pixels and is not visible to the camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard J. Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200358930
    Abstract: A device, method and computer program product are provided. The device includes a housing having display and back surfaces. A digital camera unit (DCU) is held in the housing and is oriented to face the display surface. The DCU includes sensor pixels to capture image data for a scene in a field of view of the DCU. The sensor pixels are arranged in a sensor matrix with a sensor pixel density. A display layer is held in the housing proximate to the display surface. The display layer includes display pixels arranged in a display matrix having a first pixel density. The display pixels are separated by gaps arranged in rows and columns. The display layer overlays the DCU such that a first subset of the sensor pixels aligns with, and are covered by, the display pixels and a second subset of the sensor pixels align with, and are exposed through, the gaps between the display pixels. The device includes a processor and memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard J. Locker
  • Patent number: 10812699
    Abstract: A computer implemented method, device and a computer program product are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable program instructions. The method displays content on a display layer of an electronic device. The display layer includes display pixels separated by gaps. The display layer overlays a camera in the electronic device such that the display pixels create blind regions in a field of view of the camera. The method captures, at the camera, image data in connection with a scene in a field of view of the camera. The image data includes first and second data segments that correspond to visible regions of the scene that are visible to the camera through the gaps. The first and second data segments are separated by a blind region in the scene that is blocked by the display pixels and is not visible to the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard J. Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Patent number: 10088938
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a processor; a memory device that includes memory accessible by the processor; a touchscreen operatively coupled to the processor; and circuitry to decode fields received via the touchscreen, the fields being modulated according to modulation codes associated with a set of tokens positionable on the touchscreen. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Steven Richard Perrin, John Weldon Nicholson, Howard J. Locker
  • Patent number: 9824475
    Abstract: A method can include rendering pixel representations of information to a rectangular display; and rendering pixel representations of perspectival text to the rectangular display where the pixel representations of perspectival text overlay a portion of the pixel representations of information. Various other methods, apparatuses, systems, etc., are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aaron Michael Stewart, Howard J. Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Michaela Rose Case
  • Publication number: 20170253376
    Abstract: The improved drip tray includes a perimeter wall with at least one slotted opening for snugly receiving an interlock tab. The tab may have a surface for written marking with a dry-erase or other marking instrument, or may accept an identification label to provide identification for the user or use of a particular drip tray in which it is received. The tab is also sized such that a plurality of drip trays may be stacked thereon for convenient and efficient retention and storage regardless of the dimensions of the stacked drip trays.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventor: Howard J. Locker
  • Patent number: 9734775
    Abstract: A device includes a controller configured to receive information for display, an LCD display coupled to the controller, the LCD display comprising an array of pixel elements, and a non-volatile random access memory (NVRAM) coupled to the controller and to the LCD display to receive data for each pixel element and provide that data to the pixel elements for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Charles Davis, Howard J. Locker, Scott Edwards Kelso, Steven Richard Perrin
  • Patent number: 9619282
    Abstract: One aspect provides a method including: identifying a task to be scheduled for execution on an information handling device having two or more cores of different size; determining an appropriate scheduling of the task for execution on the two or more of cores of different size, wherein the appropriate scheduling of the task is determined via a core signature for the task; directing the task to an appropriate core for execution based on the appropriate scheduling determined; and executing the task on the appropriate core. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark C. Davis, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard J. Locker, Scott E. Kelso
  • Patent number: 9569164
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method for a central display with private secondary displays. The apparatus includes a central information handling device and a secondary generation module. The central information handling device generates a central image for a central display. The central display is in communication with a plurality of secondary devices communicating with a plurality of secondary displays. Each secondary device communicates with a distinct secondary display. The secondary generation module generates a secondary image for two or more of the secondary displays of the secondary devices. The central display is viewable concurrently by users of each secondary display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, James Stephen Rutledge, Aaron Michael Stewart, John David Swansey
  • Patent number: D778634
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Howard J. Locker
  • Patent number: D792960
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Locker Dorion Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Christopher M. Dorion, William Tan
  • Patent number: D798119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: LOCKER DORION ASSOCIATES, INC.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Christopher M. Dorion
  • Patent number: D878851
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Locker Dorion Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Christopher M. Dorion
  • Patent number: D901993
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Locker Dorion Associates, Inc.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Christopher M. Dorion