Patents by Inventor Tobias Lau

Tobias Lau 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).

  • Computer-implemented method for controlling a remote device with a local device
    Patent number: 10645144
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is presented for controlling a remote device with a local device which may have a smaller screen than the remote device. At least a part of a content of a screen of the remote device is displayed on a screen of the local device with a magnification m. The local device records a user-action performed on the local device, for example a swipe or pan gesture. If the value of the magnification m is greater than a threshold value M, the local device interprets the user-action as a command destined for itself and executes the command. If the value of the magnification m is equal to or smaller than the threshold value M, the local device interprets the user-action as a command destined for the remote device and transmits the command to the remote device for execution on the remote device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: TeamViewer GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Haizmann, Sascha Rau, Tobias Lau
  • COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTE DEVICE WITH A LOCAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180124151
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method is presented for controlling a remote device with a local device which may have a smaller screen than the remote device. At least a part of a content of a screen of the remote device is displayed on a screen of the local device with a magnification m. The local device records a user-action performed on the local device, for example a swipe or pan gesture. If the value of the magnification m is greater than a threshold value M, the local device interprets the user-action as a command destined for itself and executes the command. If the value of the magnification m is equal to or smaller than the threshold value M, the local device interprets the user-action as a command destined for the remote device and transmits the command to the remote device for execution on the remote device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicant: TeamViewer GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Haizmann, Sascha Rau, Tobias Lau