Patents by Inventor Thomas William Keen

Thomas William Keen 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: 9892450
    Abstract: In some cases, a handheld electronic device may operate in a voice input mode or a scanner input mode. When operating in the voice input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store audio data in memory. In some cases, the stored audio data may be communicated from the handheld electronic device (e.g., via a Wi-Fi connection) to one or more remote computing devices (e.g., for speech processing). When operating in the scanner input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store item identifier information (e.g., as barcode data) in the memory. In some cases, the stored item identifier data may be communicated to the one or more remote computing devices (e.g., for item identification processing).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien George Beguin, John Mathew Depew, Richard David Young, David George Butler, Thomas William Keen, John Avery Howard, Thomas Bruno Mader, Toni Raquel Reid Thomelin
  • Publication number: 20150242933
    Abstract: In some cases, a handheld electronic device may operate in a voice input mode or a scanner input mode. When operating in the voice input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store audio data in memory. In some cases, the stored audio data may be communicated from the handheld electronic device (e.g., via a Wi-Fi connection) to one or more remote computing devices (e.g., for speech processing). When operating in the scanner input mode, the handheld electronic device may record and store item identifier information (e.g., as barcode data) in the memory. In some cases, the stored item identifier data may be communicated to the one or more remote computing devices (e.g., for item identification processing).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Julien George Beguin, John Mathew Depew, Richard David Young, David George Butler, Thomas William Keen, John Avery Howard, Thomas Bruno Mader, Toni Raquel Reid Thomelin
  • Patent number: D504337
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventors: Gregory Robin Price, Thomas William Keen
  • Patent number: D581297
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Trimble Navigation Limited
    Inventor: Thomas William Keen