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).
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Publication number: 20230215231Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: July 6, 2023Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20230206706Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2023Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: 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
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Patent number: 11631291Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: 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
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Patent number: 11625965Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: April 11, 2023Assignee: 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
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Publication number: 20210407229Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2021Publication date: December 30, 2021Applicant: 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
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Publication number: 20210142601Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2020Publication date: May 13, 2021Inventors: 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
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Patent number: 10694169Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Topliss, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory, Ning Y. Chan, Richard H. Tsai
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Patent number: 10484583Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 12, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Albert A. Ho, Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai
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Patent number: 9791674Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory
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Publication number: 20170118408Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 12, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Thomas M. Gregory, Albert A. Ho, Richard J. Topliss, Richard H. Tsai
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Patent number: 9179066Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Richard H. Tsai, Albert A. Ho, Thomas M. Gregory, Richard J. Topliss