Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Kapp

Jeffrey L. Kapp 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).

  • Unlocking electronic devices using touchscreen input gestures
    Patent number: 9760707
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Unlocking electronic devices using touchscreen input gestures
    Patent number: 9754095
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Unlocking electronic devices using touchscreen input gestures
    Patent number: 9679121
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING TOUCHSCREEN INPUT GESTURES
    Publication number: 20170116407
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING TOUCHSCREEN INPUT GESTURES
    Publication number: 20170116408
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • Unlocking electronic devices using touchscreen input gestures
    Patent number: 9471761
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING TOUCHSCREEN INPUT GESTURES
    Publication number: 20160180067
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou
  • UNLOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICES USING TOUCHSCREEN INPUT GESTURES
    Publication number: 20150324113
    Abstract: A computer implemented method for detecting input gesture events on a touchscreen of an electronic device and for unlocking the electronic device is disclosed. The method may include displaying, while the electronic device is in a locked state, a plurality of guidance lines on the touchscreen of the electronic device, detecting, during an input gesture event, guidance line crossings and calculating a number of guidance line crossings detected during the input gesture event. The method may also include converting a calculated number of detected guidance line crossings into at least one password digit, comparing a sequence of password digits to a stored password in the electronic device and unlocking, in response to comparing the sequence of password digits to the stored password, the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Kapp, Martin A. Tiernan, Zhi Qiang Wei, Xiao Qing Zhang, Cheng Zhou