Patents by Inventor Bernard Hock

Bernard Hock 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).

  • Method for controlling illumination employed by a computer pointing peripheral and computer pointing peripheral
    Publication number: 20060055666
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of operating a computer pointing peripheral comprises capturing images of a support surface to perform navigational analysis, analyzing at least one image characteristic, modifying an image exposure time in response to the analyzing, and modifying an intensity of illumination of the support surface when the image exposure time fails to satisfy an operating parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Inventors: Tan Chong, Liew Sen, Bernard Hock