Patents by Inventor Paul KOS

Paul KOS 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: 11934589
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a mouse device (102) through pressure detection, and further proposes a corresponding mouse device (102). Pressure detected between the mouse device (102) and an operation surface (104) may be obtained. An operating state corresponding to the pressure may be determined. The mouse device (102) may be configured to the operating state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Masaaki Fukumoto, Hao Zhuang, Jianjun Ju, Paul Kos, Nicolas Schmitt
  • Publication number: 20230376127
    Abstract: A computer mouse module comprising a power supply component; a movement sensor, an encoder operable to encode data collected by the movement sensor, a transmitter for transmitting the encoded data to a computer and a physical connector for detachably attaching a handle portion to the computer mouse module. The computer mouse module may be attached to the handle portion to form a functioning mouse where a user grips the mouse handle portion to control the mouse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: John Franciscus Marie HELMES, Paul KOS, Nicholas Yen-Cherng CHEN, Michael HALL, Stephen Edward HODGES, James Alexander DEVINE, Qing FENG, Masaaki FUKUMOTO
  • Patent number: 11789551
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a corresponding electronic device for dynamically providing perceptible feedback for a rotary control component of an electronic device are provided. An operation on the rotary control component is detected. An initial value of the rotary control component is synchronized with a software control value of the electronic device. A variation value corresponding to the operation is identified. It is determined that the initial value and the variation value meet a feedback condition. Perceptible feedback is provided through a feedback component of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Kos, Masaaki Fukumoto, Siyuan Ma
  • Publication number: 20230168751
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a mouse device (102) through pressure detection, and further proposes a corresponding mouse device (102). Pressure detected between the mouse device (102) and an operation surface (104) may be obtained. An operating state corresponding to the pressure may be determined. The mouse device (102) may be configured to the operating state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Inventors: Masaaki Fukumoto, Hao ZHUANG, Jianjun Ju, Paul KOS, Nicolas SCHMITT
  • Publication number: 20220276726
    Abstract: A method, an apparatus and a corresponding electronic device for dynamically providing perceptible feedback for a rotary control component of an electronic device are provided. An operation on the rotary control component is detected. An initial value of the rotary control component is synchronized with a software control value of the electronic device. A variation value corresponding to the operation is identified. It is determined that the initial value and the variation value meet a feedback condition. Perceptible feedback is provided through a feedback component of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Paul KOS, Masaaki Fukumoto, Siyuan Ma
  • Publication number: 20220206683
    Abstract: Implementations of the subject matter described herein provide a keyboard and an electronic device. The keyboard comprises a touch-sensitive region configured to send an indication of a position of a touch to the electronic device. The electronic device may display a menu including a plurality of configurable menu items. A shape of the menu matches a shape of the touch-sensitive region, and the menu item corresponding to the touch position may be highlighted, such that the user may acknowledge the touch position without looking at the keyboard. In this case, input efficiency may be improved in case of selecting menu items, since the user does not need to divert its sight from the display to the keyboard or the pointing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Masaaki FUKUMOTO, Paul KOS, Nicolas SCHMITT, Go OSAKI, Kelong ZHAO, Chun Lai ZHANG, Chunde LIU, Hao ZHUANG, Shuling CHEN, Yu YU, Qing FENG