Patents by Inventor Michael Rahr

Michael Rahr 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).

  • Publication number: 20110298754
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a computer program, the method including detecting first information, indicating that a first action is to be performed, from an optical user input device, the first information being provided by the optical user input device in response to gesture input from a user; detecting further information from an input device; and using the further information to disambiguate, subsequent to detection of the first information, second information provided by the optical user input device to determine whether the second information indicates termination of the gesture input or continuation of the gesture input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas Bove, Michael Rahr
  • Publication number: 20090249257
    Abstract: A system and method include transitioning a cursor on a display towards a target, detecting an active cursor navigation control field around the target, and automatically positioning the cursor in a center region of the target when the cursor reaches the cursor navigation control field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Bove, Michael Rahr