Patents by Inventor Syed S. Azam

Syed S. Azam 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: 20240143257
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a hybrid structure display including a display component and an environmental structure. In some examples, the apparatus includes a sensor to detect positional information corresponding to a user. In some examples, the apparatus may include a processor to determine a subset region of the hybrid structure display based on the positional information. In some examples, the processor is to cause the hybrid structure display to display a channel of content in the subset region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 2, 2024
    Inventors: Alexander Morgan Williams, Anthony Nicholas Kaplanis, Syed S. Azam
  • Publication number: 20240105088
    Abstract: An example display system includes a load engine and a calibration engine. The load engine causes an inquiry for current calibration measurement data and retrieves factory calibration measurement data when the current calibration measurement data is unavailable. The calibration engine receives a target set of display characteristics, generates a color profile from a native panel performance representation to operate a display according to the target set of display characteristics, and causes adjustment of a display according to a difference between the target set of display characteristics and the native panel performance representation using the generated color profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Staten, Jennifer L. Cook, Syed S. Azam
  • Patent number: 11892959
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may access an assignment of a capability to a hardware port such as a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) port. The apparatus may virtualize a USB port, assign capabilities to the virtual USB port, and provide electrical communication via the USB port subject to the assigned capabilities. The electrical communication may include power delivered via the USB port, or data communicated via the USB port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John W. Frederick, Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams
  • Patent number: 11880315
    Abstract: An example peripheral device includes circuitry to identify a target device that matches the device type identifier of the peripheral device. The example circuitry of the peripheral device is to cause selection of an input component device, transmission of a request to place the input component of the target device into an instruction set receiver mode, and operation of an output component of the peripheral device to produce audio output or video output that represents the instruction set in response to a determination that an instruction set version identifier of the target device mismatches the instruction set version identifier of the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Frederick, Timothy Paul Guynes, Anthony Kaplanis, Syed S. Azam
  • Patent number: 11837126
    Abstract: An example display system includes a load engine and a calibration engine. The load engine causes an inquiry for current calibration measurement data and retrieves factory calibration measurement data when the current calibration measurement data is unavailable. The calibration engine receives a target set of display characteristics, generates a color profile from a native panel performance representation to operate a display according to the target set of display characteristics, and causes adjustment of a display according to a difference between the target set of display characteristics and the native panel performance representation using the generated color profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory G Staten, Jennifer L. Cook, Syed S Azam
  • Patent number: 11773628
    Abstract: In an example, an example hook includes a rest surface to sustain a peripheral, a retainment device switchable between a lock position and an unlock position, a lock coupleable to the retainment device to maintain the retainment device in the lock position, and a controller to actuate the lock in response to a user event. In another example, an example display device includes a housing, a hook coupled to the side wall of the housing, a retainment device coupleable to the hook, a lock to maintain the retainment device in a lock position or in an unlocked position; and a controller to activate the lock in response to a signal corresponding to an instruction to lock the retainment device and deactivate the lock in response to a signal corresponding to an instruction to unlock the retainment device based on a user event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Dimitre D. Mehandjiysky, Alexander Williams
  • Patent number: 11762796
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may access an assignment of a component connected to a downstream USB port, from among a plurality of downstream USB ports that are downstream of a display device, to a first physical host device from among a plurality of physical host devices connected to the display device via respective upstream USB ports. The apparatus may bind, based on the assignment, the downstream USB port to a first upstream USB port that connects the first physical host device to the display device. The binding may cause the component to be coupled to the first physical host device. The apparatus facilitates assignment of individual components connected to downstream USB ports to one of a plurality of upstream USB ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams, John W. Frederick
  • Publication number: 20230269789
    Abstract: In an example system comprising a location engine and a protocol engine, the location engine determines a direction of movement between a first device and a second device and the protocol engine establishes a communication connection when a distance between the first device and the second deice is less than a distance designated for automatic connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Louis R. Jackson, JR., Deepika Hegde, Anthony Kaplanis
  • Publication number: 20230259472
    Abstract: A peripheral management device is communicatively connected over a network with a client device and with host devices having peripheral devices. The peripheral management device provides for centralized management of the peripheral devices of the host devices by the client devices through the peripheral management device and the host devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Louis R. Jackson, Jr., Gregory Staten
  • Patent number: 11715404
    Abstract: In an example display system, a range of colors around a region may be identified and compared to a color of the region with respect to a perception threshold. In that example, a modification of the color within the region may be determined based on the range of colors around the region and a display may be caused to present the region in a modified color based on the range of colors around the region with respect to the perception threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams, David Nypaver, Gregory Staten
  • Publication number: 20230118384
    Abstract: An example peripheral device includes circuitry to identify a target device that matches the device type identifier of the peripheral device. The example circuitry of the peripheral device is to cause selection of an input component device, transmission of a request to place the input component of the target device into an instruction set receiver mode, and operation of an output component of the peripheral device to produce audio output or video output that represents the instruction set in response to a determination that an instruction set version identifier of the target device mismatches the instruction set version identifier of the peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: John Frederick, Timothy Paul Guynes, Anthony Kaplanis, Syed S. Azam
  • Patent number: 11625089
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of pixels; and a controller to select a theme from a plurality of themes that specify respective different display characteristics of displayed content, and based on the selected theme, change a display resolution of the displayed content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Thong Thai, Mike Provencher, Rahul V. Lakdawala
  • Publication number: 20230012574
    Abstract: Examples of multi-zone display privacy based on location and content are described. In some examples, an electronic device may include a location engine to determine a location of the electronic device. The electronic device may also include a privacy engine to determine the location to be an insecure location and to determine that displayed data includes sensitive information. In some examples, the electronic device may include a display controller to enable a privacy mode in a zone of a multiple-zone display screen in response to a determination that the location is an insecure location and the displayed data includes sensitive information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S. Azam, Martin Joshy, Anthony N. Kaplanis
  • Patent number: 11482193
    Abstract: An example system includes an input engine to determine an aspect ratio of each of a plurality of video signals input to the system. The system includes an arrangement engine to determine positions in a display area for the plurality of video signals based on the aspect ratio of each video signal. The system includes a display engine to output screen content corresponding to the plurality of video signals at the determined positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John Frederick, Syed S Azam, Timothy Guynes, Irene Chou
  • Patent number: 11474693
    Abstract: A display device may include a processing device; a touch control module to, when executed by the processing device: detect a touch at a bezel of the display device; present a plurality of navigation buttons at a location of the detected touch; and display an on-screen display (OSD) upon detection of the touch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Timothy Guynes, Syed S. Azam, Gregory Staten
  • Patent number: 11476717
    Abstract: An example system includes a power collection engine. The power collection engine is to convert wireless electromagnetic energy into wired electrical energy. The system also includes a connection management engine. The connection management engine is to communicate with a first transmitter to cause the first transmitter to provide first power to the power collection engine. The connection management engine is to communicate with a second transmitter to cause the second transmitter to provide second power that avoids interference with the first power to the power collection engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Syed S Azam, Chi So
  • Patent number: 11475862
    Abstract: One example of a device includes a display screen, a machine readable storage medium storing instructions and Extended Display Identification Data (EDID) data, and a processor. The processor is to execute the instructions to provide an on-screen display control to enable a user to select one of a plurality of EDID standards and format the EDID data based on the selected EDID standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John W Frederick, Tim Guynes, Greg Staten, Syed S Azam
  • Publication number: 20220301469
    Abstract: An example display system includes a load engine and a calibration engine. The load engine causes an inquiry for current calibration measurement data and retrieves factory calibration measurement data when the current calibration measurement data is unavailable. The calibration engine receives a target set of display characteristics, generates a color profile from a native panel performance representation to operate a display according to the target set of display characteristics, and causes adjustment of a display according to a difference between the target set of display characteristics and the native panel performance representation using the generated color profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gregory G. Staten, Jennifer L. Cook, Syed S. Azam
  • Publication number: 20220261369
    Abstract: According to examples, an apparatus may include a processor that may access an assignment of a capability to a hardware port such as a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) port. The apparatus may virtualize a USB port, assign capabilities to the virtual USB port, and provide electrical communication via the USB port subject to the assigned capabilities. The electrical communication may include power delivered via the USB port, or data communicated via the USB port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Publication date: August 18, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: John W. Frederick, Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams
  • Publication number: 20220225007
    Abstract: A system, method, and apparatus for modifying the state of headphones is disclosed. For example, a system may include a pair of headphones in a first state and a headphone assembly physically connecting the pair of headphones. The system may include a biometric sensor located on the headphone assembly. The system may also include a local authenticator located in the pair of headphones to switch the headphones to a second state in response to a user providing authentication to the pair of headphones by interacting with the biometric sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Dimitre D. Mehandjiysky, Syed S. Azam, Alexander Williams