Patents by Inventor Andreas Thuröe

Andreas Thuröe 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).

  • Methods of responding to an orientation or motion of a portable electronic device, and related devices
    Patent number: 9531858
    Abstract: A method of responding to an orientation or motion of a portable electronic device may include receiving a plurality of commands at the portable electronic device from a proximately-located short-range radio frequency (RF) device through a direct point-to-point short-range RF communication link. The method may also include identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is proximately located to the short-range RF device. The method may further include selecting one of the plurality of commands, at the portable electronic device, in response to identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Andreas Thuröe
  • METHODS OF RESPONDING TO AN ORIENTATION OR MOTION OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND RELATED DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140357189
    Abstract: A method of responding to an orientation or motion of a portable electronic device may include receiving a plurality of commands at the portable electronic device from a proximately-located short-range radio frequency (RF) device through a direct point-to-point short-range RF communication link. The method may also include identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device while the portable electronic device is proximately located to the short-range RF device. The method may further include selecting one of the plurality of commands, at the portable electronic device, in response to identifying the orientation or motion of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Andreas Thuröe