Patents by Inventor Mark E. Baerenstecher

Mark E. Baerenstecher 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: 8907986
    Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching a computer system between multiple display profiles in response to a system event, such as a hardware event. The present technique detects the system event, identifies the hardware configuration of the computer system, and automatically reconfigures the computer system to accommodate the hardware configuration in real-time. The system event may be a physical rotation of a display between landscape and portrait orientations or between viewing and writing orientations. The system event also may be a physical docking or undocking of a first computing device with a second device in a variety of mounting positions. Any suitable sensor, switch, or hardware/software detection mechanism may be used for the foregoing event detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter D. Hunt, Lan Wang, Pablo J. Salazar, Mark E. Baerenstecher, Vali Ali
  • Patent number: 7952569
    Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching a computer system between multiple display profiles in response to a system event, such as a hardware event. The present technique detects the system event, identifies the hardware configuration of the computer system, and automatically reconfigures the computer system to accommodate the hardware configuration in real-time. The system event may be a physical rotation of a display between landscape and portrait orientations or between viewing and writing orientations. The system event also may be a physical docking or undocking of a first computing device with a second device in a variety of mounting positions. Any suitable sensor, switch, or hardware/software detection mechanism may be used for the foregoing event detection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter D. Hunt, Lan Wang, Pablo J. Salazar, Mark E. Baerenstecher, Vali Ali
  • Publication number: 20090187677
    Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching a computer system between multiple display profiles in response to a system event, such as a hardware event. The present technique detects the system event, identifies the hardware configuration of the computer system, and automatically reconfigures the computer system to accommodate the hardware configuration in real-time. The system event may be a physical rotation of a display between landscape and portrait orientations or between viewing and writing orientations. The system event also may be a physical docking or undocking of a first computing device with a second device in a variety of mounting positions. Any suitable sensor, switch, or hardware/software detection mechanism may be used for the foregoing event detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Peter D. Hunt, Lan Wang, Pablo J. Salazar, Mark E. Baerenstecher, Vali Ali
  • Publication number: 20040039862
    Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for automatically switching a computer system between multiple display profiles in response to a system event, such as a hardware event. The present technique detects the system event, identifies the hardware configuration of the computer system, and automatically reconfigures the computer system to accommodate the hardware configuration in real-time. The system event may be a physical rotation of a display between landscape and portrait orientations or between viewing and writing orientations. The system event also may be a physical docking or undocking of a first computing device with a second device in a variety of mounting positions. Any suitable sensor, switch, or hardware/software detection mechanism may be used for the foregoing event detection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Peter D. Hunt, Lan Wang, Pablo J. Salazar, Mark E. Baerenstecher
  • Publication number: 20040027392
    Abstract: The present technique provides a system and method for quickly accessing, configuring, and controlling computer resources, such as hardware components and software applications of a computing device. A resource control menu is provided with controls, such as links to configuration utilities, for a plurality of resources of the computing device. In operation, a user launches the resource control menu by performing a launching action, such as a single button click. The user then controls the desired resource by selecting one of the controls from the resource control menu.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventors: Loren S. Dunn, Mark E. Baerenstecher, Christopher W. Larsen, Lan Wang, Minh H. Do, Vali Ali