Patents by Inventor LaSean T. Smith

LaSean T. Smith 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).

  • Removing personally identifiable data before transmission from a device
    Patent number: 10929561
    Abstract: A device for removal of personally identifiable data receives monitoring data acquired by a sensor. The monitoring data including personally identifiable data relating to one or more individuals being monitored. The system processes the acquired monitoring data to remove the personally identifiable data by at least one of abstraction or redaction while the monitoring data is located on the device. The processed monitoring data having the personally identifiable data removed can thereby be transmitted external to the device with reduced security risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Donna K. Long, John B. Hesketh, LaSean T. Smith, Kenneth L. Kiemele, Evan L. Jones
  • REMOVING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE DATA BEFORE TRANSMISSION FROM A DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190138748
    Abstract: A device for removal of personally identifiable data receives monitoring data acquired by a sensor. The monitoring data including personally identifiable data relating to one or more individuals being monitored. The system processes the acquired monitoring data to remove the personally identifiable data by at least one of abstraction or redaction while the monitoring data is located on the device. The processed monitoring data having the personally identifiable data removed can thereby be transmitted external to the device with reduced security risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Donna K. LONG, John B. HESKETH, LaSean T. SMITH, Kenneth L. KIEMELE, Evan L. JONES
  • DIGITAL ACTION IN RESPONSE TO OBJECT INTERACTION
    Publication number: 20150379770
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for identifying objects, and performing a digital action with respect to the object in a mixed reality environment. Objects may be recognized by a processing unit receiving feedback from a head mounted display worn by a user in a number of ways. Once an object is identified, the digital action performed may be displaying additional information on the object, either on a virtual display slate or as a three-dimensional virtual representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: David C. Haley, Jr., Christian Canton, Jason Armenise, Jorge Tosar, Nicholas Gervase Fajt, Russ Almond, LaSean T. Smith
  • Playing Content on Multiple Channels of a Media Device
    Publication number: 20080046937
    Abstract: In a method for playing content on a multi-channel media device, the device receives content, which comprises one of cached and streamed content, and plays the content on a first channel of the multi-channel media device. The multi-channel media device detects a first user-interaction and plays content on a second channel in response to the detected first user-interaction, while simultaneously playing the content on the first channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2006
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Inventors: LaSean T. Smith, David E. Ulmer