Patents by Inventor Janet L. DOBSON

Janet L. DOBSON 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: 8982160
    Abstract: Embodiments provide a user interface for computing devices equipped with a touchscreen user interface/display and a digital camera that enhances a portion of a displayed image within a user's gaze. A user may calibrate their mobile device by touching a portion of the touchscreen with one or more fingers and following a moving image on the display with their eyes. The mobile device may track where a user is looking, and if the user is looking at the mobile device display, a portion of the display in the vicinity of the user's gaze may be enhanced in size. In an embodiment, if the user is looking at a virtual keyboard, key icons near the user's gaze may be increased in size commensurate with the user's finger tip size. In this manner, a user can accurately select individual keys in a virtual keyboard that fits within a mobile device display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: QUALCOMM, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jadine N. Yee, Joel Bernarte, Janet L. Dobson, Giridhar D. Mandyam, Joseph Huang
  • Publication number: 20120078746
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing interactable item suggestions may include selecting a seed interactable item and determining a first set of one or more interactable items related to the seed interactable item based on one or more data sources. The methods and apparatus may further include generating a graphical presentation with a first set of interactable items with the seed interactable item and the one or more related interactable items. The methods and apparatus may also include generating a new graphical presentation of a second set of one or more interactable items related to a selected interactable item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Inventors: Giuliano MACIOCCI, Peter ANDIC, Janet L. DOBSON
  • Publication number: 20110254865
    Abstract: Embodiments provide user interface for computing devices equipped with a touchscreen user interface/display and a digital camera that enhances a portion of a displayed image within a user's gaze. A user may calibrate their mobile device by touching a portion of the touchscreen with one or more fingers and following a moving image on the display with their eyes. The mobile device may track where a user is looking, and if the user is looking at the mobile device display, a portion of the display in the vicinity of the user's gaze may be enhanced in size. In an embodiment, if the user is looking at a virtual keyboard, key icons near the user's gaze may be increased in size commensurate with the user's finger tip size. The in this manner, a user can accurately select individual keys in a virtual keyboard that fits within a mobile device display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2010
    Publication date: October 20, 2011
    Inventors: Jadine N. YEE, Joel BERNARTE, Janet L. DOBSON, Giridhar D. MANDYAM, Joseph HUANG