Patents by Inventor Connor Weins
Connor Weins 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).
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Patent number: 11635828Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that address interoperability limitations of current digital pens and touch sensitive devices. In aspects, methods are provided for operating an adaptable digital pen and touch sensitive device to determine the best means for pen state information such as pressure information to be transferred from the pen to the device. A digital pen includes multiple communication interfaces to permit wide compatibility with touch sensitive devices. A communication interface is provided that enables the digital pen to communicate via an active pen protocol with a digitizer of the touch sensitive device while operating in a first mode. Another communication interface is provided as an alternative channel for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device while operating in a second mode. Where neither such interface suffices for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device, the digital pen may operate in a reflective capacitive mode.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David Abzarian, Jerry K. Koh, Connor Weins
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Publication number: 20220019299Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that address interoperability limitations of current digital pens and touch sensitive devices. In aspects, methods are provided for operating an adaptable digital pen and touch sensitive device to determine the best means for pen state information such as pressure information to be transferred from the pen to the device. A digital pen includes multiple communication interfaces to permit wide compatibility with touch sensitive devices. A communication interface is provided that enables the digital pen to communicate via an active pen protocol with a digitizer of the touch sensitive device while operating in a first mode. Another communication interface is provided as an alternative channel for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device while operating in a second mode. Where neither such interface suffices for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device, the digital pen may operate in a reflective capacitive mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2021Publication date: January 20, 2022Inventors: David ABZARIAN, Jerry K. KOH, Connor WEINS
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Patent number: 11137839Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that address interoperability limitations of current digital pens and touch sensitive devices. In aspects, methods are provided for operating an adaptable digital pen and touch sensitive device to determine the best means for pen state information such as pressure information to be transferred from the pen to the device. A digital pen includes multiple communication interfaces to permit wide compatibility with touch sensitive devices. A communication interface is provided that enables the digital pen to communicate via an active pen protocol with a digitizer of the touch sensitive device while operating in a first mode. Another communication interface is provided as an alternative channel for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device while operating in a second mode. Where neither such interface suffices for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device, the digital pen may operate in a reflective capacitive mode.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David Abzarian, Jerry K. Koh, Connor Weins
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Publication number: 20200073489Abstract: Methods and apparatuses are provided that address interoperability limitations of current digital pens and touch sensitive devices. In aspects, methods are provided for operating an adaptable digital pen and touch sensitive device to determine the best means for pen state information such as pressure information to be transferred from the pen to the device. A digital pen includes multiple communication interfaces to permit wide compatibility with touch sensitive devices. A communication interface is provided that enables the digital pen to communicate via an active pen protocol with a digitizer of the touch sensitive device while operating in a first mode. Another communication interface is provided as an alternative channel for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device while operating in a second mode. Where neither such interface suffices for communicating pen state information to the touch sensitive device, the digital pen may operate in a reflective capacitive mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: David Abzarian, Jerry K. Koh, Connor Weins
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Patent number: 10133430Abstract: A computing device including a capacitive touch screen and a processor configured to receive a capacitive image from the capacitive touch screen, determine that the capacitive image includes an image of a capacitive tag, identify a pattern of capacitive elements of the capacitive tag based on the capacitive image, determine bits of encoded data based on the identified pattern of capacitive elements, and process the encoded data.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2016Date of Patent: November 20, 2018Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: David Abzarian, Austin Bradley Hodges, Connor Weins, Fei Su
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Publication number: 20180181245Abstract: A computing system includes a capacitive touch-display including a plurality of touch-sensing pixels, a digitizer configured to generate one or more capacitive grid maps, and an operating system. Each capacitive grid map includes a capacitance value for each of the plurality of touch-sensing pixels. The controller may be configured to receive the one or more capacitive grid maps directly from the digitizer, identify one or more touch inputs based on the one or more capacitive grid maps, and determine a dominant hand of a user based on the one or more touch inputs.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Kyle Thomas Beck, Connor Weins, Fei Su, David Abzarian, Austin Bradley Hodges, Andrew Pyon Mittereder
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Patent number: 9950542Abstract: A facility for processing ink input is described. In one example facility, the facility receives ink input from an input device. The facility generates and renders ink stroke data structures in response to received ink input in accordance with an ink input processing pipeline. The facility provides to an executing application access to information traversing the ink input processing pipeline at a selected point in the ink input processing pipeline.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Yibo Sun, Krishnan Menon, Connor Weins, Xiao Tu, Olumuyiwa Durojaiye
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Publication number: 20170329433Abstract: A computing device including a capacitive touch screen and a processor configured to receive a capacitive image from the capacitive touch screen, determine that the capacitive image includes an image of a capacitive tag, identify a pattern of capacitive elements of the capacitive tag based on the capacitive image, determine bits of encoded data based on the identified pattern of capacitive elements, and process the encoded data.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: November 16, 2017Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: David Abzarian, Austin Bradley Hodges, Connor Weins, Fei Su
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Publication number: 20170244768Abstract: A collaboration system that facilitates a collaboration session with a first participant and a second participant is provided. The collaboration system varies a response to input based on the participant who provides the input. The collaboration system may receive input data from a participant interacting with a shared surface. When the input data is received from the first participant, the collaboration system generates first output data that may be a modification of the first input data that is based at least on first customization information associated with the first participant and displays the first output data. When the input data is received from the second participant, the collaboration system generates second output data that may be a modification of the second input data that is based at least on second customization information associated with the second participant and displays the second output data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2016Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Francis Zhou, Connor Weins, Albert Hwang, Narasimhan Raghunath
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Publication number: 20160263911Abstract: A facility for processing ink input is described. In one example facility, the facility receives ink input from an input device. The facility generates and renders ink stroke data structures in response to received ink input in accordance with an ink input processing pipeline. The facility provides to an executing application access to information traversing the ink input processing pipeline at a selected point in the ink input processing pipeline.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 19, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Yibo Sun, Krishnan Menon, Connor Weins, Xiao Tu, Olumuyiwa Durojaiye