Patents by Inventor Mark S. Tamura

Mark S. Tamura 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).

  • Facilitating selection of keys related to a selected key
    Patent number: 11327649
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for rendering additional keys on a display of an electronic device based on one or more characteristics of a user's selection of another key. After rendering the additional keys, the user may thereafter select one of the additional keys now available and rendered on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim Spivak, Dion M. Isselhardt, Mark S. Tamura
  • Progressive display updates
    Patent number: 9269310
    Abstract: Techniques for performing progressive updates on displays of respective electronic devices. The techniques may update a display in two or more steps for the purpose of first providing a quick response and thereafter providing a higher quality rendering of the update. For instance, when the techniques receive an indication that the device has received an instruction to perform an update on a particular portion of the display, the techniques may compare one or more aspects of the update to one or more predefined criteria. If the update satisfies the criteria, then the techniques may instruct a display controller to first perform the update in black and white and may set a timer for later instructing the display controller to perform the update in grayscale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Arnaud M. Froment, Mark S. Tamura
  • Facilitating selection of keys related to a selected key
    Patent number: 8959430
    Abstract: Described herein are techniques for rendering additional keys on a display of an electronic device based on one or more characteristics of a user's selection of another key. After rendering the additional keys, the user may thereafter select one of the additional keys now available and rendered on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim Spivak, Dion M. Isselhardt, Mark S. Tamura