Patents by Inventor Ciaran Rochford

Ciaran Rochford 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: 20170230640
    Abstract: A portable image device and a method for displaying an image on a portable image device are provided. The portable image device includes a housing coupled to a support, a first display disposed within the housing, a second display disposed on an external surface of the housing, and a controller configured to display a first image on the first display, and display a second image on the second display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Ciaran ROCHFORD, Philippe HARSCOET, Sathya IYER
  • Publication number: 20170139474
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for displaying a user interface (UI). The apparatus includes a head-mountable display (HMD) and at least one processor configured. The processor is configured to generate content for display by the HMD at a default position in a viewable range, the viewable range including a viewed region that is visible to a user while wearing the HMD. The processor is also configured to, responsive to a change in orientation of the HDM, identify a new default position for the content in the viewable range based on the change in the orientation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Xiaoguang Li
  • Publication number: 20170123747
    Abstract: A system and method are presented for alerting a head mounted display (HMD) user to real-world objects. The HMD includes a controller, an internal display, and an external sensor. One or more characteristics of an object in a vicinity of the user are detected, using the external sensor. It is determined whether a detected characteristic matches a predefined criterion, and, if so, an alert is displayed to the user on the internal display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Philippe Harscoet
  • Publication number: 20170068500
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are presented for displaying information on a head mounted display (HMD). The HMD includes an internal display, visible to a user of the HMD, and an external display, visible to a person other than the user. The method includes displaying internal information on the internal display and displaying external information on the external display, where the external information relates to host system information received from the host system or user information relating to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Philippe Harscoet, Sathyanarayanan Nagarajan Iyer
  • Patent number: 8275663
    Abstract: For use in a wireless communication network, a method and system for targeting advertising for a mobile device is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of advertisements from an advertising distributor. The method also includes filtering the advertisements based on meta data for each advertisement. The method further includes receiving ratings of the advertisements from a plurality of mobile devices. The method also includes further filtering the advertisements based on an end user profile and the ratings from the plurality of mobile devices. The method still further includes transmitting a selected advertisement to the first mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Zhinan Zhou, Madan Ankapura
  • Publication number: 20100274624
    Abstract: For use in a wireless communication network, a method and system for targeting advertising for a mobile device is provided. The method includes receiving a plurality of advertisements from an advertising distributor. The method also includes filtering the advertisements based on meta data for each advertisement. The method further includes receiving ratings of the advertisements from a plurality of mobile devices. The method also includes further filtering the advertisements based on an end user profile and the ratings from the plurality of mobile devices. The method still further includes transmitting a selected advertisement to the first mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 28, 2010
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ciaran Rochford, Zhinan Zhou, Madan Ankapura