Patents by Inventor Bennett Michael King

Bennett Michael King 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: 10394330
    Abstract: Access terminals are adapted to facilitate automated wireless communication interactions based on implicit user cues. According to one example, an access terminal can obtain a plurality of user cues, including user cues from at least two primary sensor inputs, as well as other optional user cues. The access terminal may identify the occurrence of a predefined combination of user cues from among the plurality of user cues. In response to the identification of the predefined combination of user cues, the access terminal may affect a wireless communication link with an access terminal associated with another user. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Jill Sayuri Iwasaki, Bennett Michael King, Kexi Liu, Martin Hans Renschler
  • Publication number: 20150256674
    Abstract: Access terminals are adapted to facilitate automated wireless communication interactions based on implicit user cues. According to one example, an access terminal can obtain a plurality of user cues, including user cues from at least two primary sensor inputs, as well as other optional user cues. The access terminal may identify the occurrence of a predefined combination of user cues from among the plurality of user cues. In response to the identification of the predefined combination of user cues, the access terminal may affect a wireless communication link with an access terminal associated with another user. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jill Sayuri Iwasaki, Bennett Michael King, Kexi Liu, Martin Hans Renschler
  • Patent number: 8803816
    Abstract: A multi-fold mobile device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device that includes at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface. The hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first display panel to the second display panel. The method also includes automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II, Michael G. O'Keefe, Mark A. Charlebois, Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl, Dimosthenis Kaleas, Bennett Michael King, Robert S. Daley
  • Publication number: 20100064244
    Abstract: A multi-fold mobile device with a configurable interface is disclosed. In a particular embodiment, a method includes detecting a hardware configuration change from a first configuration to a second configuration at an electronic device that includes at least a first panel having a first display surface and a second panel having a second display surface. The hardware configuration change includes a change in a relative orientation of the first display panel to the second display panel. The method also includes automatically modifying a graphical user interface displayed at the first display surface and the second display surface at least partially based on the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 11, 2010
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Thomas E. Kilpatrick, II, Michael G. O'Keefe, Mark A. Charlebois, Sten Jorgen Ludvig Dahl, Dimosthenis Kaleas, Bennett Michael King, Robert S. Daley