Patents by Inventor Andreas Kristensson

Andreas Kristensson 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: 20240134515
    Abstract: A user equipment comprising at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor configured to receive touchless user input, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: detect a group of objects in the touchless input area; determine a number of objects in the group of objects; determine an application associated with the number of objects; receive input based on the detected group of objects; and determine an action associated with the input for the application associated with the number of objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas KRISTENSSON, Alexander HUNT, Fredrik DAHLGREN
  • Publication number: 20240129370
    Abstract: A user interface arrangement comprising a controller, a sensor and a communication interface, wherein the sensor is arranged to receive input, and the controller is configured to: cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a first power level; receive the input; detect an indication of at least one command, and in response thereto cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a second power level, wherein the second power level is higher than the first power level; determine that at least one IoT device is in front of the user interface arrangement, and in response thereto cause the user interface arrangement to operate in a second power level, wherein the third power level is higher than the second power level; extract at least one command from the input; match the extracted at least one command to the at least one IoT device, and if a match is found; execute the extracted at least one command on the matching IoT device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Fredrik Dahlgren, Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Magnus Olsson
  • Patent number: 11960691
    Abstract: A technique for reading the columns (12) and rows (14) of a touch sensor (10) provides several advantages, including scalability to touch sensors with high column/row counts. A simultaneously applied set of column input signals (24) yields a corresponding set of column output signals (34) that are combined into a combined column signal (38) that is transformed into the frequency domain after digitization, to yield column values (48) corresponding to the respective touch sensor columns (12). The same process applied with respect to the touch sensor rows (14) yields a set of row values (50), with evaluation of the frequency-domain column and row values (48, 50) providing the basis for detecting touch inputs to the touch sensor (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Mohammed Zourob, Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Mohammed Abdulaziz
  • Patent number: 11960091
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product, and a wearable device for controlling display of content. The method is performed in a wearable device (10) comprising a head mounted display having a display region (12). The method comprises causing (S12) to display a first visual content (32) on a first portion (14) of the display region, corresponding to an eye gaze direction (22) of the user (20). The method comprises determining (S13) to transmit a second visual content (34) to one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) based on presence of the one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) in a field of view, FoV, of the wearable device (10). Further, the method comprises sending (S14) a request to at least one of the one or more external display devices (40a-40 n) to display the second visual content (34). The method further comprises causing (S15) to display the second visual content (34), at least outside the first portion (14) of the display region (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Andreas Kristensson, Peter Ökvist, Jonas Pettersson
  • Publication number: 20240103630
    Abstract: A user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: detect that an object is in the touchless input area; indicate at least one option; detect a movement of the object and act accordingly, wherein when the movement is detected to be towards the user equipment, the controller is configured to act by performing an action associated with the option being displayed at a location corresponding to the object; when the movement is detected to be along the user equipment, the controller is configured to act accordingly by determining a new option corresponding to a new location of the object; when the movement is detected to be away from the user equipment, the controller is configured to cancel at least one option.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Kristensson, Alexander Hunt, Fredrik Dahlgren
  • Publication number: 20240080502
    Abstract: It is provided a method for performing a handover of capturing of a media stream from a source device to a target device. The method is performed in the source device and includes the steps of: capturing the media stream; storing data corresponding to the media stream in a server location; determining a target device; providing a handover signal to the target device, the handover signal including an indication of the server location; receiving a handover response, indicating that handover is accepted by the target device; and determining that media capturing has been handed over to the target device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Inventors: Tommy ARNGREN, Peter ÖKVIST, Andreas KRISTENSSON
  • Publication number: 20240058694
    Abstract: A method (400) for selecting from a set of two or more available PUs (e.g. a set of GPUs or a set of TPUs) a PU to serve a UE (102) (i.e., select the “best” PU for the UE). The set of available PUs includes at least a first PU and a second PU. The method includes, for each PU included in the set of available PUs, obtaining (s402) performance information for the PU. The performance information for the first PU comprises a first time value indicating an estimated amount of time that it will take the first PU to produce a first result. The method also includes obtaining (s404) budget information for the UE, wherein the budget information comprises a threshold time value indicating a threshold amount of time. The method further includes selecting (s406) a PU from the set of available PUs based on the stored performance information and the budget information for the UE.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: David LINDERO, Peter ÖKVIST, Tommy ARNGREN, Andreas KRISTENSSON
  • Publication number: 20240036691
    Abstract: A technique for reading the columns (12) and rows (14) of a touch sensor (10) provides several advantages, including scalability to touch sensors with high column/row counts. A simultaneously applied set of column input signals (24) yields a corresponding set of column output signals (34) that are combined into a combined column signal (38) that is transformed into the frequency domain after digitization, to yield column values (48) corresponding to the respective touch sensor columns (12). The same process applied with respect to the touch sensor rows (14) yields a set of row values (50), with evaluation of the frequency-domain column and row values (48, 50) providing the basis for detecting touch inputs to the touch sensor (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Mohammed Zourob, Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Mohammed Abdulaziz
  • Publication number: 20240036701
    Abstract: A user equipment comprising a display, at least one side sensor and a controller, wherein the side sensor is configured to receive touchless user input at a side of the display, thereby providing a touchless input area, and wherein the controller is configured to: receive a selection of an application; receive a selection of a portion of the touchless input area; associate at least one command for the selected application to the selected portion of the touchless input area; provide feedback indication the association between the portion and the application; determine that an object is at a distance falling under a threshold distance in the selected portion of the touchless input area and in response thereto execute the associated command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Publication date: February 1, 2024
    Inventors: Andreas Kristensson, Alexander Hunt, Fredrik Dahlgren
  • Publication number: 20230421620
    Abstract: A method performed by a system of a communication network includes obtaining digital representations of speech detected from communication devices connected to a teleconference, and receiving a request for a parallel discussion from a first of the communication devices with a subgroup of the communication devices. Further, the system sets up a parallel discussion group for the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices, provides the digital representations of speech of the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices only to the devices of the parallel discussion group so that each device of the parallel discussion group is able to play back the digital representations of speech of the other devices of the parallel discussion group, and provides the digital representations of speech of the plurality of communication devices except the first communication device and the subgroup of communication devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Tommy ARNGREN, Tommy FALK, Andreas KRISTENSSON, Peter ÖKVIST
  • Publication number: 20230412917
    Abstract: An optical sensor module has a controller, a sensor array, present state decision circuitry, and a pattern recognizer. The sensor array comprises a plurality of CMOS sensor pixels, wherein the sensor array is configured to supply one of a plurality of analog sensor signals at each of a sequence of sample times, wherein at each of the sample times, the one of the plurality of analog sensor signals is derived from one or more of the plurality of CMOS sensor pixels. The present state decision circuitry is configured to compare the one of the plurality of the analog sensor signals with a respective controller-selected reference voltage and to generate therefrom a respective single state decision signal. The pattern recognizer is configured to assert a pattern recognition signal whenever a plurality of sequentially generated single state decision signals matches a currently active one of a set of one or more reference sequences of single state decision signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Fredrik Dahlgren, Magnus Olsson
  • Publication number: 20230370676
    Abstract: An image processing system (100) and method therein for processing streaming media content to reduce disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomena before being displayed on a device display. The image processing system (100) receives media stream comprising sequences of video frames into a buffer (110) and analyzes the video frames during streaming. The analyzing (130) is performed either on completely decoded or partially decoded video frames within a Group of Picture (GOP) to detect disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomena. If a disturbing spatial and/ or temporal phenomenon is detected, the image processing system (100) processes (140) the decoded video frames to reduce the disturbing spatial and/or temporal phenomenon based on user settings of the device and displays the processed video frames on the display (150).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yun Li, Andreas Kristensson, Fredrik Dahlgren, Alexander Hunt, Dan Fridh
  • Patent number: 11804898
    Abstract: A detection system for light communications comprises a total internal reflection (TIR) waveguide and a light sensor adjacent to the TIR waveguide. The TIR waveguide comprises a TIR structure, a diffusive element, and a waveguide entrance. The TIR structure is configured to internally propagate light associated with optical signaling along the TIR waveguide. The diffusive element is disposed at an internal edge of the TIR structure opposite the light sensor. The diffusive element is configured to disrupt the propagation of the light such that at least some of the light is directed to the light sensor. The waveguide entrance is offset from the diffusive element along the TIR structure and configured to collect the light into the TIR structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Magnus L. Disson
  • Publication number: 20230328804
    Abstract: A method for providing information exchange between a primary communication device and a secondary communication device, where the method, when executed in the primary communication device, comprises: determining that functionality of the primary communication device is malfunctioning; recognizing at least one indication, each being received from a secondary communication device, indicating that the respective secondary communication device is capable of providing substitute functionality for the malfunctioning functionality; setting up a connection between the primary and the secondary communication device, and executing a command, received from the substitute functionality of the secondary communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Publication date: October 12, 2023
    Inventors: Tommy Arngren, Daniel Bergström, Andreas Kristensson, Peter Ökvist
  • Publication number: 20230297654
    Abstract: A method of authorizing a device action includes accessing a first baseline model that represents image characteristics of an authorized first user or object. The first baseline model is used as a basis for selecting a first number of sensing structures of a camera image sensor, wherein the first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is less than a total number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor. The selected first number of sensing structures of the camera image sensor is activated and a first image sensed by the activated first number of sensing structures is obtaining. The first image is compared with the first baseline model. A next round of authorization processing is activated when an amount of correlation between the first image and the first baseline model satisfies a threshold correlation amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Inventors: Alexander Hunt, Andreas Kristensson, Fredrik Dahlgren, Magnus Olsson
  • Publication number: 20230281778
    Abstract: A method is provided which is performed by an online meeting application executed by an electronic device. The method includes, during an ongoing online meeting while the electronic device is operative in a perester mode, sending a first presentation stream to participant devices. The method receives a presentation quality metric from each of the participant device, where the presentation quality metric indicates how the first presentation stream is played out through the participant device. The method then displays an indication of the presentation quality metric on a display device for review by a user of the electronic device. Related electronic devices are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Sara THORSSON, Tommy ARNGREN, Peter ÖKVIST, Gunilla BERNDTSSON, Andreas KRISTENSSON, David LINDERO
  • Patent number: 11749142
    Abstract: An Optical See-Through viewing device (100) comprising a controller (101) configured to control a display arrangement (110) comprising an image capturing device (112), wherein the controller (101) is further configured to: a) display virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping at least one real-life object (RLO) viewable by a user's eye (E) through the Optical See-Through viewing device (100); b) capture a composite view of displayed virtual content (DVC, 115) overlapping real life object (RLO); c) determine captured virtual content (CVC) based on composite view; d) determine a difference (D) between captured virtual content (CVC) and the displayed virtual content (DVC, 115); e) determine modified virtual content (MDVC) based on the difference (D); and f) display the modified virtual content (MDVC).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Alexander Hunt, Saeed Bastani, Andreas Kristensson, Yun Li
  • Publication number: 20230266831
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product, and a device for obtaining user input to an application in a portable device including a touch detection area and one or more movement determining sensors. The method includes detecting first user input on the touch detection area within a time period, wherein the first user input is related to the application. The method further includes registering movement of the portable device within a predetermined space during said time period and causing the application to respond to second user input during said time period, wherein the second user input is obtained from the registered movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Göran PEHRSSON, Fredrik DAHLGREN, Alexander HUNT, Andreas KRISTENSSON
  • Publication number: 20230266828
    Abstract: There is provided a user equipment. The user equipment has a body. The user equipment includes at least one gesture sensor configured to, when activated, detect movement, outside the body and in at least one direction from the body, of a user interacting with the user equipment. The user equipment includes a visual user interface configured to provide visual feedback of activation of the gesture sensor. The visual feedback indicates in which at least one direction from the body the detection of movement using the gesture sensor has been activated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Andreas KRISTENSSON, Fredrik DAHLGREN, Alexander HUNT
  • Publication number: 20230266827
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method, a computer program product, and a device for user control of device applications. The method includes detecting user input at a perimeter of the touch detection area and activating one or more determining sensors. The method includes causing seamless transition between the touch detection area and an activity domain excluding the touch detection area. The seamless transition includes causing the device to respond to user input detected by the one or more determining sensors when the detected user input transits out from the perimeter of the touch detection area. Additionally, the seamless transition includes causing the device to respond to user input from the touch detection area when the detected user input transits into the touch detection area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Fredrik DAHLGREN, Alexander HUNT, Andreas KRISTENSSON