Patents by Inventor BRUCE J.U. MACISAAC

BRUCE J.U. MACISAAC 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).

  • BRAILLE DATA ENTRY USING CONTINUOUS CONTACT VIRTUAL KEYBOARD
    Publication number: 20170147200
    Abstract: A first touch gesture is sensed at a subset of a set of six Braille dot touch points at a virtual Braille keyboard. The first touch gesture corresponds to a Braille character. A second touch gesture is sensed that concurrently touches each of the six Braille dot touch points in the set of Braille dot touch points. A contact with a layout of the virtual Braille keyboard with at least one Braille dot touch point is continuously maintained while transitioning from the first touch gesture to the second touch gesture. In response to the second touch gesture, the Braille character is accepted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: LAURENCE E. ENGLAND, BRUCE J.U. MACISAAC, ROSANNA S. MANNAN