Patents by Inventor Christopher Donald Oman

Christopher Donald Oman 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: 10627895
    Abstract: For providing a virtual control, a processor identifies a hand of a user forming a specified control activation position in a physical image of the augmented reality display. The processor further presents a virtual control with one or more virtual buttons in a virtual image in the augmented reality display in response to identifying the control activation position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Matthew Jacyno, Ryan Charles Knudson, Christopher Donald Oman
  • Patent number: 10594681
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Patent number: 10511608
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: sending, from a device, input from a user requesting access to data retrievable by an aggregate service device; sending, from the device, input from the user selecting, from the aggregate service device, a selection of data; and sending a distribution command; wherein the distribution command comprises information related to distributing a pointer indicating the selection of data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Patent number: 10506040
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at the aggregate service device, the user to provide access to at least one remote device; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the at least one remote device; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the at least one remote device; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection of data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Eugene Thompson, Daniel Robert Carter, Christopher Scott Long, Trevin Michael Forkert, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20180350360
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using at least one sensor associated with an information handling device, a conversation between at least two people; determining whether the information handling device can provide output to assist the at least two people during the conversation; and providing, responsive to determining that the information handling device can provide output to assist, output at a non-obtrusive point in the conversation. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Charles Knudson, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Christopher Donald Oman, Matthew Jacyno
  • Publication number: 20180324703
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to operate a digital assistant, receive input indicating that the digital assistant should be placed in a sleep mode, and place the digital assistant in the sleep mode for a period of time responsive to receipt of the input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: November 8, 2018
    Inventors: Ryan Charles Knudson, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Christopher Donald Oman, Matthew Jacyno
  • Publication number: 20180275744
    Abstract: For providing a virtual control, a processor identifies a hand of a user forming a specified control activation position in a physical image of the augmented reality display. The processor further presents a virtual control with one or more virtual buttons in a virtual image in the augmented reality display in response to identifying the control activation position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Matthew Jacyno, Ryan Charles Knudson, Christopher Donald Oman
  • Publication number: 20160127338
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, from a client device, a request by a user to access an aggregate service device; authenticating, at the aggregate service device, the user to provide access to at least one remote device; providing, by the aggregate service device, data analogous to data of the at least one remote device; receiving, by the aggregate service device, a selection of data accessible by the user from the at least one remote device; and facilitating data transfer associated with the selection of data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Euqene Thompson, Daniel Robert Carter, Christopher Scott Long, Trevin Michael Forket, Philip L. Childs
  • Publication number: 20160125098
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, involving receiving, at a device, input from a user; requesting, using the input, access to an aggregate service device having access to data stored on at least one non-local user device; receiving, at the device, search criteria from the user; receiving results produced by searching the data stored on at least one non-local user device utilizing the search criteria; and displaying, at the device, the results of the searching.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Tony Euqene Thompson
  • Publication number: 20160127383
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: sending, from a device, input from a user requesting access to data retrievable by an aggregate service device; sending, from the device, input from the user selecting, from the aggregate service device, a selection of data; and sending a distribution command; wherein the distribution command comprises information related to distributing a pointer indicating the selection of data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt
  • Publication number: 20160127347
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving authentication input, at a device, that is sent to an aggregate service device; requesting file system data, retrieved by the aggregate service device, analogous to data stored on a remote device and data stored on a cloud storage device; receiving at the device, after providing the authentication input to the aggregate service device, the file system data from the aggregate service device; and displaying, on the device, a user interface in the form of a file manager application generated from the requested file system data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Philip L. Childs, Eric Todd Marshall, Christopher Donald Oman, Greyson Craig Davis, Tony Eugene Thompson, James Anthony Hunt