Patents by Inventor Alonzo F. Seay

Alonzo F. Seay 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: 10819341
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may be implemented to indicate real time availability of individual key assemblies for user input to an information handling system. In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to retract an individual key assembly of a user input device (e.g., such as keyboard matrix, game controller, game pad, computer mouse, etc.) when the key assembly is, or becomes, unavailable for input to a user application (e.g., such as a computer game) that is executing on a host programmable integrated circuit (e.g., such as host CPU) of an information handling system. Such a retracted key assembly may then be extended when it becomes available for input to the user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Publication number: 20200145000
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may be implemented to indicate real time availability of individual key assemblies for user input to an information handling system. In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to retract an individual key assembly of a user input device (e.g., such as keyboard matrix, game controller, game pad, computer mouse, etc.) when the key assembly is, or becomes, unavailable for input to a user application (e.g., such as a computer game) that is executing on a host programmable integrated circuit (e.g., such as host CPU) of an information handling system. Such a retracted key assembly may then be extended when it becomes available for input to the user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Patent number: 10547310
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may be implemented to indicate real time availability of individual key assemblies for user input to an information handling system. In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to retract an individual key assembly of a user input device (e.g., such as keyboard matrix, game controller, game pad, computer mouse, etc.) when the key assembly is, or becomes, unavailable for input to a user application (e.g., such as a computer game) that is executing on a host programmable integrated circuit (e.g., such as host CPU) of an information handling system. Such a retracted key assembly may then be extended when it becomes available for input to the user application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Publication number: 20180219553
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may be implemented to indicate real time availability of individual key assemblies for user input to an information handling system. In one embodiment, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented to retract an individual key assembly of a user input device (e.g., such as keyboard matrix, game controller, game pad, computer mouse, etc.) when the key assembly is, or becomes, unavailable for input to a user application (e.g., such as a computer game) that is executing on a host programmable integrated circuit (e.g., such as host CPU) of an information handling system. Such a retracted key assembly may then be extended when it becomes available for input to the user application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Patent number: 9696793
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to selectably suppress computing input events that are generated for an information handling system based on output signals received from a variable pressure or displacement (VPD) sensor that correspond to one or more pressure or displacement zones defined for the VPD sensor. Using the disclosed systems and methods, computing input events based on sensor output signals from one or more given VPD sensing zones may be selectably suppressed and/or withheld during sensor pressure or displacement changes from further host system processing according to a time delay, e.g., as a function of the elapsed time taken for a user to depress or release a given VPD sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Eyzen Medina, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Publication number: 20150323987
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to selectably suppress computing input events that are generated for an information handling system based on output signals received from a variable pressure or displacement (VPD) sensor that correspond to one or more pressure or displacement zones defined for the VPD sensor. Using the disclosed systems and methods, computing input events based on sensor output signals from one or more given VPD sensing zones may be selectably suppressed and/or withheld during sensor pressure or displacement changes from further host system processing according to a time delay, e.g., as a function of the elapsed time taken for a user to depress or release a given VPD sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Eyzen Medina, Alonzo F. Seay