Patents by Inventor Albert A. Ho

Albert A. Ho 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: 20230215231
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Latch, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke A. SCHOENFELDER, Michael B. JONES, Saayuj DHANAK, Albert A. HO, Jonathan KIELISZAK, Deepthi GANDHI, Nabeel ALLANA, Andrew KONTRA, Tyler GAGE, Nathan FERRIS, Ryan MERLINI, John T. JACOBSEN, Tim STONELAKE, Niranjan RAVICHANDRAN
  • Publication number: 20230206706
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: Latch, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke A. SCHOENFELDER, Michael B. JONES, Saayuj DHANAK, Albert A. HO, Jonathan KIELISZAK, Deepthi GANDHI, Nabeel ALLANA, Andrew KONTRA, Tyler GAGE, Nathan FERRIS, Ryan MERLINI, John T. JACOBSEN, Tim STONELAKE, Niranjan RAVICHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 11631291
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Latch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke A. Schoenfelder, Michael B. Jones, Saayuj Dhanak, Albert A. Ho, Jonathan Kieliszak, Deepthi Gandhi, Nabeel Allana, Andrew Kontra, Tyler Gage, Nathan Ferris, Ryan Merlini, John T. Jacobsen, Tim Stonelake, Niranjan Ravichandran
  • Patent number: 11625965
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Latch Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke A. Schoenfelder, Michael B. Jones, Saayuj Dhanak, Albert A. Ho, Jonathan Kieliszak, Deepthi Gandhi, Nabeel Allana, Andrew Kontra, Tyler Gage, Nathan Ferris, Ryan Merlini, John T. Jacobsen, Tim Stonelake, Niranjan Ravichandran
  • Publication number: 20210407229
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Latch, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke A. SCHOENFELDER, Michael B. JONES, Saayuj DHANAK, Albert A. HO, Jonathan KIELISZAK, Deepthi GANDHI, Nabeel ALLANA, Andrew KONTRA, Tyler GAGE, Nathan FERRIS, Ryan MERLINI, John T. JACOBSEN, Tim STONELAKE, Niranjan RAVICHANDRAN
  • Publication number: 20210142601
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to systems, devices, methods, and techniques to control devices via a mobile device platform in a smart building system. Embodiments further include techniques to determine a device of the smart building system and an action to perform by the device. The techniques include establishing, a connection with a smart lock of the smart system, and communicating a request to perform the action to the smart lock of the smart system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Luke A. SCHOENFELDER, Michael B. JONES, Saayuj DHANAK, Albert A. HO, Jonathan KIELISZAK, Deepthi GANDHI, Nabeel ALLANA, Andrew KONTRA, Tyler GAGE, Nathan FERRIS, Ryan MERLINI, John T. JACOBSEN, Tim STONELAKE, Niranjan RAVICHANDRAN
  • Patent number: 10694169
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an image sensor structure includes a super-pixel sensor comprising a plurality of micro-pixel sensors. The image sensor structure includes a plurality of micro-lenses affixed to focus light on the plurality of micro-pixel sensors. In some embodiments, each micro-lens of the plurality of micro-lenses directs light to locations on a respective one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors. In some embodiments, the image sensor structure includes one or more color filters affixed at locations for filtering light directed by the micro-lenses to a first set of color image micro-pixel sensors comprising one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors for capturing color image data and one or more polarization filters affixed at locations for filtering light directed by the micro-lenses to a second set of polarization micro-pixel sensors comprising one or more of the plurality of micro-pixel sensors for capturing depth map data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Topliss, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory, Ning Y. Chan, Richard H. Tsai
  • Patent number: 10484583
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera of a mobile computing device. In some embodiments, the camera includes an autofocus coil for moving a lens module, a plurality of optical image stabilization coils, a driver circuit element, connected to the autofocus coil, for passing an alternating current waveform through the autofocus coil, and one or more measurement circuit elements, connected to respective ones of the plurality of the optical image stabilization coils, for measuring changes induced in currents in the respective ones of the plurality of the optical image stabilization coils by the waveform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Albert A. Ho, Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai
  • Patent number: 9791674
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a fixed chassis structure and a moveable carriage body carrying one or more lenses. The fixed chassis structure includes a magnetic friction track. The moveable carriage body carries one or more lenses. An electrically-controllable magnet is mounted to the moveable carriage body for generating a magnetic attraction force between the magnet and the magnetic friction track. The moveable carriage body is movably mounted to the chassis to allow movement along an optical axis through the one or more lenses. An inertial actuator is mounted to the moveable carriage body in an alignment such that the axis of motion of the actuator is parallel to the optical axis through the one or more lenses. The moveable carriage body is held in place with respect to the at least one allowed degree of freedom by one or more friction forces resulting from the magnetic attraction force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory
  • Publication number: 20170118408
    Abstract: Some embodiments include a camera of a mobile computing device. In some embodiments, the camera includes an autofocus coil for moving a lens module, a plurality of optical image stabilization coils, a driver circuit element, connected to the autofocus coil, for passing an alternating current waveform through the autofocus coil, and one or more measurement circuit elements, connected to respective ones of the plurality of the optical image stabilization coils, for measuring changes induced in currents in the respective ones of the plurality of the optical image stabilization coils by the waveform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Albert A. Ho, Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai
  • Patent number: 9179066
    Abstract: In some embodiments, a plurality of expected values of a drive current corresponding to respective ones of a plurality of potential values of a Hall sensor output is determined. An actual value of the Hall sensor output is measured. An actual value of the drive current is measured. A potential value of the Hall sensor output corresponding to the actual value of the Hall sensor output is selected. The expected value of the drive current associated with the selected potential value of the Hall sensor output is compared to the actual value of the drive current. A value of the drive current is adjusted to reduce a difference between the expected value of the drive current associated with the selected potential value of the Hall sensor output to the actual value of the drive current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Tsai, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory, Richard J. Topliss