Patents by Inventor Benjamin J. Yule

Benjamin J. Yule 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: 20130044912
    Abstract: Camera(s) capture a scene, including an object that is portable. An image of the scene is processed to segment therefrom a portion corresponding to the object, which is then identified from among a set of predetermined real world objects. An identifier of the object is used, with a set of associations between object identifiers and user identifiers, to obtain a user identifier that identifies a user at least partially from among a set of users. Specifically, the user identifier may identify a group of users that includes the user (“weak identification”) or alternatively the user identifier may identify the user uniquely (“strong identification”) in the set. The user identifier is used either alone or in combination with user input to obtain and store in memory, information to be output to the user. At least a portion of the obtained information is thereafter output, e.g. displayed by projection into the scene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Tejas Dattatraya Kulkarni, Bocong Liu, Ankur B. Nandwani, Justin E. Taseski, Benjamin J. Yule, Dimosthenis Kaleas, Babak Forutanpour