Patents by Inventor Michael Howatt Mabey

Michael Howatt Mabey 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: 10755029
    Abstract: A method and non-transitory computer readable medium for formatting handwritten virtual ink. The method includes receiving handwritten input on an interactive display, the handwritten input including a plurality of strokes; associating a cell of a virtual canvas displayed on the interactive display with the handwritten input; making a determination that the handwritten input does not fit entirely within the cell; making a determination that at least a portion of the handwritten input is within a tolerance area associated with the cell; and applying a cell formatting decision to the portion of the handwritten input within the tolerance area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Michael Howatt Mabey
  • Patent number: 10620898
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for propagating content. The method includes detecting, from a user, an input on a device, interpreting the input to identify a command, and displaying, in response the command, updated content on the device. The method further includes making a determination, based on the command, that content displayed on at least one other device is to be updated. The method further includes, in response to the first determination, generating a command message based at least in part on the command, and transmitting the command message to a workspace management system (WMS), where the at least one other device is operatively connected to the WMS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20190332762
    Abstract: A system and method for storing data input on an interactive device directly to a removable media device. The method includes detecting connection of a removable media device by an interactive device, authenticating the removable media device using an identification device operatively connected to the removable media device, upon authentication of the removable media device and when a session exists on the interactive device, determining whether a user of the removable media device is a same user of the session, when the user of the removable media device is the same user of the session, automatically copying stroke data on the interactive device to the removable media device, and upon authentication of the removable media device and when a session does not exist on the interactive device, creating a new session associated with the user of the removable media device, and performing an insertion default action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20190320541
    Abstract: Mounting apparatuses and systems including mounting apparatuses and electronic devices. The mounting apparatus may include a flexible pad comprising a back surface coated with a removable and reusable adhesive and a front surface; a backing patch affixed to the front surface of the flexible pad; and a coupler affixed to and extending outwardly from the backing patch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Michael Howatt Mabey
  • Patent number: 10430924
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to generating thumbnails representing files stored in database or other repository. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to creating snapshots of file content and using the snapshots to generate a thumbnail representation for each file. In addition, embodiments of the invention are directed to resizing thumbnails having thumbnail content from file snapshots, annotating on the thumbnails using an interactive device, and later synchronizing the annotations with the file content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Michael Howatt Mabey, Nashirali Samanani
  • Patent number: 10430053
    Abstract: An apparatus having an interactive display configured to display a first navigation user interface (UI) element in a first predetermined area of the interactive display, the first navigation UI element being an indicator for navigating forward one or more pages of the e-presentation, and memory configured to store an e-presentation including a plurality of pages, is disclosed. The apparatus displays a current page of the e-presentation, detects a first input from a user, makes a first determination that the first input initiated in the first predetermined area, in response to the first determination, display a second UI element on the interactive display, wherein the second UI element indicates a page immediately after the current page of the e-presentation, and make a second determination as to whether the first input exceeds a predetermined navigation threshold. When the first input exceeds the predetermined navigation threshold, the second UI element is updated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Bradley Spaidal, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Michael Howatt Mabey, Kevin John Deevey
  • Patent number: 10395025
    Abstract: A system and method for storing data input on an interactive device directly to a removable media device. The method includes detecting connection of a removable media device by an interactive device, authenticating the removable media device using an identification device operatively connected to the removable media device, upon authentication of the removable media device and when a session exists on the interactive device, determining whether a user of the removable media device is a same user of the session, when the user of the removable media device is the same user of the session, automatically copying stroke data on the interactive device to the removable media device, and upon authentication of the removable media device and when a session does not exist on the interactive device, creating a new session associated with the user of the removable media device, and performing an insertion default action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Patent number: 10324618
    Abstract: A system and method for formatting data input on an interactive device. The method includes detecting a stroke input, converting the stroke input into stroke data, making a first determination that the stroke data should be grouped with an existing object group using a proximity threshold, based on the first determination, associating the stroke data with the existing object group, and resetting a timer associated with the existing object group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente
  • Patent number: 10243390
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to an apparatus for housing and (re)charging one or two mobile computing device(s). More specifically, in one or more embodiments of the invention, the apparatus includes an inductive (re)charging element, which generates direct current (DC) when proximal to external power sources extending electromagnetic (EM) fields. The generated DC may then be disseminated, through a physical connection, towards (re)charging the one or two mobile computing device(s) and/or a backup battery. Subsequently, the battery provides DC, that had been stored, to (re)charge the one or two mobile computing device(s) whenever the apparatus is not proximal to an EM field inducing external power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: Quirklogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente
  • Publication number: 20190026063
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for propagating content. The method includes detecting, from a user, an input on a device, interpreting the input to identify a command, and displaying, in response the command, updated content on the device. The method further includes making a determination, based on the command, that content displayed on at least one other device is to be updated. The method further includes, in response to the first determination, generating a command message based at least in part on the command, and transmitting the command message to a workspace management system (WMS), where the at least one other device is operatively connected to the WMS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20190005616
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to generating thumbnails representing files stored in database or other repository. More specifically, embodiments of the invention are directed to creating snapshots of file content and using the snapshots to generate a thumbnail representation for each file. In addition, embodiments of the invention are directed to resizing thumbnails having thumbnail content from file snapshots, annotating on the thumbnails using an interactive device, and later synchronizing the annotations with the file content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Inventors: Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Michael Howatt Mabey, Nashirali Samanani
  • Patent number: 10129335
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for transmitting messages. The method includes determining that a first device and a second device are members of a communication group based on the first device and the second device concurrently accessing a file, receiving a message from the first device, making a first determination, in response to receiving the message, that the first device is a member of the communication group, and based on the first determination, making a second determination that the second device is a member of the communication group, and based on the second determination, transmitting a second message to the second device, wherein the second message is generated, based at least in part, on the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: QUIRKLOGIC, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Kenneth James Horemans, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Patent number: 10067731
    Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a method for updating content on devices. The method includes detecting a local modification on a device, wherein the local modification is associated with a portion of a locally stored copy of a virtual canvas, wherein the portion of the locally stored copy of the virtual canvas is displayed on the device at a device-scale level, converting the local modification to a second local modification by scaling the local modification from the device-scale level to a system-scale level, updating, using the second local modification, the locally stored copy of the virtual canvas, generating a first update message comprising the second local modification, and transmitting the first update message to a workspace management system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20180074775
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for a method for restoring an action. The method includes sending a first command, from a first interactive device to a target interactive device, the first command comprising instructions for the target interactive device to display content of a shared file using viewport information, where the first and target interactive devices are operatively linked by the shared file in a multi-device workspace. The method further includes detecting an undo action input on the first interactive device, generating, in response to the detecting, a second command comprising instructions to undo the viewport information of the content of the shared file displayed by the target interactive device, and sending the second command to the target interactive device, wherein the second command identifies the target interactive device and comprises an entry identifier in a viewport log comprising the viewport information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20180046345
    Abstract: A method and system for updating an interactive display on an interactive device. More specifically, the method is directed to the removal of identified stroke inputs from the interactive display. Each of the identified stroke inputs correspond to stroke data that at least partially overlap an enclosed area specified by a user via manipulation of a digitizer in erase mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Inventors: Gorden Dean Elhard, Cheng Xu, Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente
  • Publication number: 20170195411
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the invention relate to a method for transmitting messages. The method includes determining that a first device and a second device are members of a communication group based on the first device and the second device concurrently accessing a file, receiving a message from the first device, making a first determination, in response to receiving the message, that the first device is a member of the communication group, and based on the first determination, making a second determination that the second device is a member of the communication group, and based on the second determination, transmitting a second message to the second device, wherein the second message is generated, based at least in part, on the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Kenneth James Horemans, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Publication number: 20170192737
    Abstract: In general, the invention relates to a method for updating content on devices. The method includes detecting a local modification on a device, wherein the local modification is associated with a portion of a locally stored copy of a virtual canvas, wherein the portion of the locally stored copy of the virtual canvas is displayed on the device at a device-scale level, converting the local modification to a second local modification by scaling the local modification from the device-scale level to a system-scale level, updating, using the second local modification, the locally stored copy of the virtual canvas, generating a first update message comprising the second local modification, and transmitting the first update message to a workspace management system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Michael Howatt Mabey, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente, Nashirali Samanani
  • Patent number: D872066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Thomas Robert Bailey, Kenneth James Horemans, Tamara Rita Drake, Michael Howatt Mabey