Patents by Inventor Mark R. Francis
Mark R. Francis 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).
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Publication number: 20240022094Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 11804725Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Publication number: 20210273494Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 10951054Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 10751605Abstract: An embodiment of an interactive play apparatus may include a camera to capture a projected image, an image recognizer communicatively coupled to the camera to recognize the captured projection image, and a projection responder communicatively coupled to the image recognizer to respond to the recognized projection image. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2016Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Blanka Vlasak, Glen J. Anderson, Meng Shi, Ravishankar Iyer, Therese E. Dugan, Mark R. Francis, David I. Poisner, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh
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Publication number: 20200225900Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, watch, wristband or armband. One particular example implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a first display screen, a second display screen, and logic. At least a portion of the logic is implemented in hardware. The logic is configured to receive a communication over a wireless network, and to display, in the first display screen, a communication alert. The communication alert can be a graphic design. The logic is also configured to receive input data indicative of a screen transition input to view information associated with the communication, and to display, in the second display screen, the information associated with the communication. In further embodiments, the graphic design includes a notification pattern indicating one or more attributes of the communication. In further embodiments, the first and second display screens form a single display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Mark R. Francis, Mark Pontarelli, Andy S. Idsinga, Katherine Niedermeyer, Katherine M. Dill, Erin M. Muntzert
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Publication number: 20200106289Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2019Publication date: April 2, 2020Inventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 10552550Abstract: Technologies for physical programming include a model compute system to determine one or more physical blocks assembled in a constructed model. The model compute system determines rules associated with the one or more physical blocks in which at least one rule defines a behavior of the constructed model and determines a program stack for execution by the model compute system based on the rules associated with the one or more physical blocks.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Glen J. Anderson, Kevin W. Bross, Shawn S. Mceuen, Mark R. Francis, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh, Blanka Vlasak, Gregory A. Peek, Therese E. Dugan, Cory A. Harris, Ravishankar Iyer, Omesh Tickoo, David I. Poisner
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Patent number: 10328342Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and storage media for creating, discovering, and/or resolving spells using a wand are provided. In embodiments, a computing device or a wand may detect one or more gestures and sensors in the wand may generate sensor data representative of the one or more gestures. The one or more gestures may be movements performed using the wand. The sensor data representative of the one or more gestures may be converted into a spell sequence. The wand may transmit the spell sequence to a computing device, and receive, from the computing device, a spell output based on the spell sequence, a wand position, and a quest. The quest may indicate an order in which one or more second devices are to be activated and one or more spells to activate each of the one or more second devices. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2015Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David I. Poisner, Gregory A. Peek, Blanka Vlasak, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh, Mark R. Francis, Ravishankar Iyer
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Patent number: 10305316Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: May 28, 2019Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 10275222Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with a model compute system for physical programming are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to identify first rules associated with one or more physical subcomponents, e.g., blocks, tiles, or the like, or combinations thereof, assembled in a constructed model in a first control modality, wherein at least one first rule defines a first predetermined behavior of the constructed model, and determine a first program stack for execution by the model compute system based on the first rules associated with the one or more physical subcomponents. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Glen J. Anderson, Rebecca A. Chierichetti, Meng Shi, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh, Mark R. Francis, Ravishankar Iyer, Reese Bowes, Ankur Agrawal
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Patent number: 10207180Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for determining a state of a multi-player game and identifying a user communication associated with the multi-player game. Additionally, an outbound communication may be generated based on the user communication and the state of the multi-player game. In one example, generating the outbound communication includes conducting a weighted selection of one or more of a recipient, a content or an audio effect of the outbound communication based on the state.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Daniel P. Sheil, Glen J. Anderson, Mark R. Francis, Ravishankar Iyer, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh
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Publication number: 20180198312Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: July 12, 2018Inventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Patent number: 9992883Abstract: Embodiments of the invention describe a clasp assembly for detachably coupling a first housing to a second housing. The clasp assembly to further includes a data connector to provide an input/output (I/O) interface to a computing component of the first housing, and a data connector housing corresponding to the data connector, wherein the data connector is exposed when the clasp assembly is in an open position, and wherein the data connector is disposed in the data connector housing when the clasp assembly is in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2016Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Andy S. Idsinga
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Publication number: 20180089583Abstract: Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for training smart objects. More particularly, Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide training smart objects and users to understand actions and commands, using sensors and actuators. Systems, apparatuses and methods may also provide smart objects and users a way to communicate training to other smart objects and users.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Ravishankar Iyer, Glen J. Anderson, Omesh Tickoo, David I. Poisner, Therese E. Dugan, Mark R. Francis, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh
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Publication number: 20180085663Abstract: An embodiment of an interactive play apparatus may include a camera to capture a projected image, an image recognizer communicatively coupled to the camera to recognize the captured projection image, and a projection responder communicatively coupled to the image recognizer to respond to the recognized projection image. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2016Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: Intel CorporationInventors: Blanka Vlasak, Glen J. Anderson, Meng Shi, Ravishankar Iyer, Therese E. Dugan, Mark R. Francis, David I. Poisner, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh
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Patent number: 9888090Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and storage media for creating, discovering, and/or resolving spells using a wand are provided. In embodiments, a computing device or a wand may detect one or more gestures and sensors in the wand may generate sensor data representative of the one or more gestures. The one or more gestures may be movements performed using the wand. The computing device or wand may convert the sensor data representative of the one or more gestures into a spell sequence. The wand may transmit the spell sequence to a computing device, and receive, from the computing device, a spell output based on the spell sequence and a wand position. The wand may also determine the spell output based on the spell sequence without transmitting the spell sequence to another device. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2015Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David I. Poisner, Gregory A. Peek, Blanka Vlasak, Yevgeniy Y. Yarmosh, Mark R. Francis
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Patent number: 9849378Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, systems, and storage media for emulating physical gaming experiences are provided. In embodiments, a computing device or a remote play module may detect a first object in a field of view (FOV), obtain object data representative of a second object detected by another apparatus and a position of the second object, determine a position of the first object using the sensor data, generate an image of the second object based on the object data, generate an overlay image based on the first object or the second object, display the generated image at a position within the FOV based on the position of the second object, and display the overlay image within the FOV. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: David I. Poisner, Glen J. Anderson, Yevgeniy Yarmosh, Mark R. Francis, Ian J. Mcclellan
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Patent number: 9843214Abstract: Systems and methods may provide for wireless charging device of an electronic device powered by a rechargeable battery. The wireless charging device may include a charging station having a charging surface with a power transmitter and a contour that concentrically interfaces with a corresponding contour of an inner surface of the electronic device in a manner that facilitates an initiation of a power charging sequence at the charging surface when the charging station detects an operational coupling between the power transmitter and a power receiver of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2013Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Gregory A. Peek, Mark R. Francis, Torrey W. Frank
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Publication number: 20170269906Abstract: Apparatuses, methods and storage medium associated with a model compute system for physical programming are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus may include one or more processors, devices, and/or circuitry to identify first rules associated with one or more physical subcomponents, e.g., blocks, tiles, or the like, or combinations thereof, assembled in a constructed model in a first control modality, wherein at least one first rule defines a first predetermined behavior of the constructed model, and determine a first program stack for execution by the model compute system based on the first rules associated with the one or more physical subcomponents. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2016Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: GLEN J. ANDERSON, REBECCA A. CHIERICHETTI, MENG SHI, YEVGENIY Y. YARMOSH, MARK R. FRANCIS, RAVISHANKAR IYER, REESE BOWES, ANKUR AGRAWAL