Patents by Inventor Juan Rafael Vega

Juan Rafael Vega 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).

  • Virtual periphery display buttons
    Patent number: 9122356
    Abstract: An input device for use with an information handling system is disclosed. The input device may include a display device having a viewing area defined by a perimeter, a graphic user interface configured to display a virtual button within the viewing area adjacent the perimeter, a frame adjacent the perimeter of the viewing area, and a proximity sensing element associated with the frame and located outside the viewing area of the display device. The proximity sensing element may be configured to sense a user selecting the virtual button displayed by the graphic user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Orin Michael Ozias, Kevin Warren Mundt, Juan Rafael Vega
  • Soft Buttons for an Information Handling System
    Publication number: 20100251115
    Abstract: An input system for use with an information handling system is disclosed. The input system may include a display device having a viewing area defined by a perimeter, a graphic user interface configured to display an input option within the viewing area adjacent the perimeter, a frame adjacent the perimeter of the viewing area, and a proximity sensing element associated with the frame and located outside the viewing area of the display device. The proximity sensing element may be configured to sense a user selecting the input option indicated by the graphic user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Juan Rafael Vega, Leonard Zwik, Gurmeet Singh Bhutani