Patents Examined by William Lu
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Patent number: 11550470Abstract: A system for translating text streams of alphanumeric characters into preconfigured, haptic output. Text strings are parsed against a grammar index to locate assigned haptic or vibratory output. This may include speech-to-text, chat messaging, or text arrays of any kind. When a match is located, a standardized haptic output pattern is invoked through a haptic device. A device affordance module adapts the haptic output pattern to the capabilities of the target haptic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: University of Central Florida Research Foundation, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Welch, Ryan McMahan, Gerd Bruder
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Patent number: 11543879Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided an interactive system. The interactive system may include communication medium between a user and a computer rendered environment. The interactive system may include an image rendering unit to render any of the computer rendered environment. The interactive system may include a sensory signal generating unit providing, to the user, one or more sensory signals. The interactive system may include a sensory response processing unit as a body monitoring unit configured to time provisions of the sensory signals and to acquire/process one or more sensory responses of the user to the sensory signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Inventor: Yoonhee Lee
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Patent number: 11543887Abstract: Among other things, a user interface device has a sensor configured to detect, at a wrist of a human, nerve or other tissue electrical signals associated with an intended contraction of a muscle to cause a rapid motion of a finger. An output provides information representative of the nerve or other tissue electrical signals associated with the intended contraction of the muscle to an interpreter of the information.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Pison Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dexter W. Ang, David O Cipoletta, Samuel J. Karnes, Michael P. Kowalczyk, Salil H. Patel, Steven D. Trambert
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Patent number: 11539798Abstract: An information processing method for an electronic device includes obtaining orientation information of the electronic device, determining an area having a specified angle based on the orientation information, identifying one or more Internet of Things (IoT) device in the area, determining that the electronic device has an authority to display information of the one or more IoT device, and receiving and displaying the information of the one or more IoT device.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.Inventor: Binqiang Ma
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Patent number: 11531398Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed for a gyroscopic precession engine for wearable devices. In an embodiment, a wearable device comprises: a support structure including at least one attachment mechanism for attaching the support structure to a human body part; at least one gyroscopic precession engine coupled to the support structure, the gyroscopic precession engine, comprising: a first motor configured to rotate a wheel mount at a first angular velocity; at least one wheel rotatably coupled to the wheel mount and configured to spin at a second angular velocity different than the first angular velocity; a second motor configured to spin the wheel at the second angular velocity; and at least one motor controller coupled to the first motor and the second motor, the at least one motor controller configured to rotate the wheel mount at the first angular velocity and spin the wheel at the second angular velocity, thereby producing a torque in a desired direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: XiaoYi Huang, George Ho Yin Mak
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Patent number: 11526004Abstract: A head-mounted display device includes an eye tracking sensor configured to obtain eye information by tracking both eyes of a user, a depth sensor configured to obtain depth information about one or more objects, and a processor configured to obtain information about a gaze point based on the eye information, and determine a measurement parameter of the depth sensor based on the information about the gaze point.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Bonkon Koo, Jaewoo Ko, Wonwoo Lee
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Patent number: 11524769Abstract: A wireless aircraft cabin control panel is disclosed. In embodiments, the wireless aircraft cabin control panel includes a user interface device disposed on a first surface of a bulkhead of an aircraft cabin. In embodiments, the user interface includes a display device, a user input device, wireless communication circuitry, and a controller. The controller may be configured to: generate control signals configured to cause the wireless communication circuitry to transmit wireless control signals to wireless communication circuitry of a control unit disposed on a second surface of the bulkhead; receive power via wireless charging signals received from the wireless communication circuitry of the control unit; distribute power from the wireless charging signals to the display device; extract data signals encoded within the wireless charging signals; and cause the display device to display at least one of an indicator or an image in response to the extracted data signals.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventor: Anthony Kuker
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Patent number: 11521540Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises a pixel array, a scanning circuit configured to select a row in the pixel array, and a signal output circuit configured to supply image signals to pixels arranged in the row selected by the scanning circuit. The device displays an image using pixels arranged between an initial line on one side in the pixel array and an end line succeeding the initial line on the other side. The scanning circuit includes a start designation circuit configured to designate the initial line, an end designation circuit configured to designate the end line and a shift register. The shift register is configured to start selection for writing the image signals from the initial line and sequentially select the rows between the initial line and the end line in one frame period for displaying one image.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Muto, Yasuharu Ota
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Patent number: 11514147Abstract: In some examples, a security application may monitor data received from one or more of sensors of a computing device, one or more input devices of the computing device, or one or more biometric sensors of a smartwatch that is connected to the computing device. If the user is not logged in and the user that is carrying the computing device has an uneven gait or is stumbling, the security app may, when the user initiates a login process, gather additional data, such as, from the sensors, the smartwatch, or both. If the user makes too many errors, based on data from the input devices, when attempting to login or after logging in, the security application may gather additional data. If the additional data indicates that the user may be under the influence of prescription or recreational drugs or alcohol, the user may be prevented from logging in.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Shubham Gupta, Rohan Sharma, Rangan Basu, Gyanendra Kumar Patro
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Patent number: 11513578Abstract: A power management system for a headset includes a step-up converter and a step-down converter. The step-up converter increases the voltage and decreases the current supplied by the power supply. The power is transmitted via transmission lines at the increased voltage. The step-down converter decreases the voltage to a suitable level for various components of a power rail assembly. The power lost in the transmission lines is proportional to the square of the current. The power saved by transmission at a lower current in the transmission lines is greater than the power lost by the step-up converter and the step-down converter.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2020Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Rui Zhang, Yuming Liu
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Patent number: 11507191Abstract: Techniques for remote control of applications are described. A method according to an aspect of the disclosure comprises receiving, from an input processing unit, one ore more commands for performing one or more operations of an application instance; identifying, through checking pairing information, the application instance paired with the input processing unit; and sending to the identified application instance, the received one or more commands.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2017Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yan Jiang, Li Li, Chao Li, Yang Shu, Qi Ren, Erlei Xu, Niangjun Zhu, Hongjun Qiang
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Patent number: 11493995Abstract: A processor may identify that a user is interacting with a device, where the interacting is identified from the user touching the device. The processor may receive tactile data associated with the user from one or more tactile sensors. The processor may extract, utilizing an AI model, one or more features of the tactile data. The processor may classify, utilizing the AI model, the tactile data as having a tactile data characteristic. The processor may output the classification to an interaction management module.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gandhi Sivakumar, Anil Manohar Omanwar, Kushal S. Patel, Sarvesh S. Patel
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Patent number: 11488517Abstract: A display device is provided. The device comprises a pixel array, a scanning circuit configured to select a row in the pixel array, and a signal output circuit configured to supply image signals to pixels arranged in the row selected by the scanning circuit. The device displays an image using pixels arranged between an initial line on one side in the pixel array and an end line succeeding the initial line on the other side. The scanning circuit includes a start designation circuit configured to designate the initial line, an end designation circuit configured to designate the end line and a shift register. The shift register is configured to start selection for writing the image signals from the initial line and sequentially select the rows between the initial line and the end line in one frame period for displaying one image.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Takashi Muto, Yasuharu Ota
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Patent number: 11474604Abstract: System and methods for gesture-based control are described. In some embodiments, a system may include a wearable device configured to be worn at a person's wrist. The wearable device may include a biopotential sensor and a wrist motion sensor. The system may be configured to determine that the person performed an initial gesture based on biopotentials detected by the biopotential sensor. The system may be configured to determine that the person performed a supplemental gesture based on at least the wrist motion data obtained by the wrist motion sensor. The system may be further configured to generate a command to be executed by a responsive device based on the combination of at least the initial gesture and the supplemental gesture.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Pison Technology, Inc.Inventors: Dexter W. Ang, David O. Cipoletta
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Patent number: 11467669Abstract: Disclosed devices may include a membrane, a first electrode supported by the membrane, a second electrode, a capacitance sensor configured to determine a capacitance measurement between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a controller configured to control an electrical potential applied between the electrode and the second electrode. The controller may be configured to modify the electrical potential based on the capacitance measurement. Example devices may include one or more flexible membranes that may, at least in part, define an enclosure that is at least partially filled with a dielectric fluid. Examples also include associated methods and systems.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Tianshu Liu, Jonathan Robert Peterson, Kenneth Alexander Diest, Renate Eva Klementine Landig, Daniele Piazza, Yigit Menguc, Harsha Prahlad
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Patent number: 11467668Abstract: A system for haptic stimulation includes a haptic device and preferably interfaces with and/or includes a virtual platform. A method for haptic stimulation includes: receiving a set of inputs; determining one or more parameters associated with a virtual object based on the set of inputs; and prescribing a stimulation pattern to one or more haptic actuators of a haptic device. Additionally or alternatively, the method 200 can include any or all of: presenting information to a user; selecting one or more haptic actuators of a haptic device based on the parameter(s); and/or any other suitable processes performed in any order.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: NeoSensory, Inc.Inventors: David M. Eagleman, Michael Perrotta, Scott Novich
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Patent number: 11460928Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include an electronic device comprising: a sensor device including at least one biometric sensor; memory storing a table of a plurality of gestures, wherein for each gesture, a corresponding plurality of features are stored in the memory; and at least one processor operatively connected to the sensor device and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: obtain a bio-signal of a user from the at least one biometric sensor; select a section of the bio-signal that includes one feature of the corresponding plurality of features for the plurality of gestures; determine a specific one of the plurality of gestures based on the one feature included in the section of the bio-signal and the corresponding plurality features for the plurality of gestures.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2020Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sungjin Park, Cheolo Kim, Taeyoon Kim, Jinyoup Ahn, Chaiman Lim, Wonjoon Cho
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Patent number: 11452354Abstract: An electronic fingernail display is disclosed. An LCD or LED display is mounted on a human finger, covering part or all of the nail with a display that can show patterns, images, or other ornamental display items. Electronic controller elements are integrated into the display or a mounting element which provide power, control, and communications capability allowing the display item to be changed without physical removal or modification of the electronic fingernail display.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Inventors: Marta Magnusson, Stefan Magnusson
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Patent number: 11436308Abstract: Provided is an electromyogram (EMG) signal-based user authentication apparatus and method. The apparatus includes an EMG signal receiver configured to receive an EMG signal measured using an EMG sensor, a pre-processor configured to remove a partial signal from the received EMG signal according to a preset frequency band, and a controller configured to authenticate a user by comparing a pre-stored EMG signal with the EMG signal in which the partial signal has been removed.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Chosun UniversityInventors: Youn Tae Kim, Jae Hyo Jung, Si Ho Shin, Min Gu Kang
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Patent number: 11416065Abstract: A method generates synchronized auditory and haptic feedback for artificial-reality environments. The method includes performing a simulation of a user interaction with a virtual object in an artificial-reality environment. The user interaction (i) traverses a surface of the virtual object (e.g., running a finger over a textured surface), and (ii) includes a set of contact events (e.g., a sparse set of events). The method also includes estimating a trajectory of the user interaction with the virtual object based on the set of contact events. The method also includes determining a surface profile associated with the surface of the virtual object, generating an excitation force profile according to (i) the estimated trajectory and (ii) the surface profile, and rendering, based on the excitation force profile, audio and synchronized haptic feedback for the user interaction.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Meta Platforms Technologies, LLCInventors: Sonny Chan, Nicholas Colonnese