Patents by Inventor Colin Hewitt

Colin Hewitt 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: 9819824
    Abstract: Devices and methods are described that facilitate the creation of a digital image of an object using a custom scan area size. Custom scan area sizes are stored and displayed so as to eliminate cumbersome steps such as measuring irregularly-sized objects more than once or processing the digital image after scanning the object to remove undesirable “white space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: XEROX CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Berke, Lakshmi Sujatha Yaramsetti, Timothy David Jonathan Spink, Veena Kumari Saluja, Colin Hewitt, Philip James Hambridge
  • Publication number: 20170048401
    Abstract: Devices and methods are described that facilitate the creation of a digital image of an object using a custom scan area size. Custom scan area sizes are stored and displayed so as to eliminate cumbersome steps such as measuring irregularly-sized objects more than once or processing the digital image after scanning the object to remove undesirable “white space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: David Berke, Lakshmi Sujatha Yaramsetti, Timothy David Jonathan Spink, Veena Kumari Saluja, Colin Hewitt, Philip James Hambridge
  • Patent number: 9508160
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of modifying a user interface on a display relative to a user, comprising: detecting a position of a user's eyes relative to a user interface (UI) viewing surface, wherein the detecting includes sensors selected from the group consisting of proximity sensors, web cams, and face recognition scanners; wherein the detecting further includes detecting the position of the user's eyes relative to the user interface; adjusting the UI's viewing surface for altered viewing based on the position of the user's eyes; and, wherein the adjusting comprises a software algorithm for switching on and off semi-transparent pixels in the UI viewing surface for viewing the UI by the user at a viewing angle from about 20 degrees to about 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Hewitt, Scott M. Potter
  • Publication number: 20150347367
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for automatically recording user experience feedback via an electronic device having or associated with a local user interface. A user experience feedback commenting module can be associated with the device to permit selection of a feedback mode utilizing a clearly marked toggle (e.g., UI soft- or hard-button) displayed on the user interface. The feedback comment about, for example, a particular device feature can be provided by the user when he or she enters data using, for example, a soft keyboard or other input feature displayed by the user interface. A user interface screen prior to switching into the feedback mode can be captured in response to activation of a screen capture option. The feedback comment can be captured in association with a reference number upon activation of a submit button and then transmitted to a collecting department or organization during a feedback collection mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: David Berke, Philip James Hambridge, Colin Hewitt, Veena Kumari Saluja, Timothy Spink, Lakshmi Yaramsetti
  • Publication number: 20120212510
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method of modifying a user interface on a display relative to a user, comprising: detecting a position of a user's eyes relative to a user interface (UI) viewing surface, wherein the detecting includes sensors selected from the group consisting of proximity sensors, web cams, and face recognition scanners; wherein the detecting further includes detecting the position of the user's eyes relative to the user interface; adjusting the UI's viewing surface for altered viewing based on the position of the user's eyes; and, wherein the adjusting comprises a software algorithm for switching on and off semi-transparent pixels in the UI viewing surface for viewing the UI by the user at a viewing angle from about 20 degrees to about 90 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2011
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Colin Hewitt, Scott M. Potter