Patents by Inventor Brendan C. FRUIN

Brendan C. FRUIN 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: 20160085767
    Abstract: Various presentation systems may benefit from appropriate toponym resolution. For example, a system such as a search engine may benefit from toponym resolution with one hundred percent recall. A method can include receiving a set of geographic data comprising recognized toponyms. The method can also include recalling correctly all correctly recognized toponyms of the set. The recalling can include displaying the geographic data on a plurality of related displays. A first display can include at least a subset of the set. A second display can include an overview of the set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Hanan SAMET, Marco D. ADELFIO, Brendan C. FRUIN
  • Publication number: 20140129967
    Abstract: Various devices may benefit from determinations of how users are using the devices. For example, hand-held or hand-operated devices may benefit from handedness detection and from modifications based on or related to such detection. A method can include determining a used hand of a user of a device. The method can also include modifying a graphical user interface of the device based on the determined used hand, wherein determination of the used hand occurs prior to any querying of the user regarding the used hand of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: University of Maryland, Office of Technology Commercializartion
    Inventors: Hanan SAMET, Brendan C. FRUIN