Patents by Inventor Craig T. BROWN
Craig T. BROWN 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: 9927969Abstract: A device detects objects touching a first object icon representing a folder on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions, where the folder includes a plurality of constituent elements. In response to the detecting, additional object icons are rendered to display on the touch sensitive display, each additional object icon representing a respective constituent element, where the additional object icons are rendered in a pattern around the first object icon. The pattern of the additional object icons is animated.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2015Date of Patent: March 27, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Patent number: 9864513Abstract: A method comprises a processor detecting a person's finger moving across an unrendered portion of a touch-sensitive display. As a result of detecting the finger moving, the method further comprises the processor causing data to be rendered as a virtual keyboard image on the display.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2008Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Craig T. Brown, Paul J. Doczy
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Patent number: 9778694Abstract: In some examples, a docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the deck includes apertures therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The docking system further includes resilient bias elements to bias the deck at a raised position at which the upper surface of the deck extends at or above a height of each of the projections, where the deck is linearly movable from the raised position to a lowered position at which the projections extend through the apertures, the deck being linearly movable without being pivotably coupled to the base.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Publication number: 20160342178Abstract: In some examples, a docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the deck includes apertures therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The docking system further includes resilient bias elements to bias the deck at a raised position at which the upper surface of the deck extends at or above a height of each of the projections, where the deck is linearly movable from the raised position to a lowered position at which the projections extend through the apertures, the deck being linearly movable without being pivotably coupled to the base.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2016Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Patent number: 9442528Abstract: A docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface configured to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the upper surface includes at least one aperture therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The deck is movable along a plane that is inclined with respect to the surface of the base between a first position and a second position, the at least one aperture of the deck when in the first position being located away from the projections such that the deck conceals the projections, and the at least one aperture of the deck when in the second position exposing the projections to allow engagement of the projections with the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Publication number: 20160202725Abstract: A docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface configured to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the upper surface includes at least one aperture therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The deck is movable along a plane that is inclined with respect to the surface of the base between a first position and a second position, the at least one aperture of the deck when in the first position being located away from the projections such that the deck conceals the projections, and the at least one aperture of the deck when in the second position exposing the projections to allow engagement of the projections with the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: July 14, 2016Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Publication number: 20160139630Abstract: A docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface configured to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the upper surface includes at least one aperture therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The deck is movable along a plane that is inclined with respect to the surface of the base between a first position and a second position, the at least one aperture of the deck when in the first position being located away from the projections such that the deck conceals the projections, and the at least one aperture of the deck when in the second position exposing the projections to allow engagement of the projections with the computing device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Patent number: 9329634Abstract: A docking system includes a base, a deck having an upper surface configured to contact a computing device resting upon the deck, wherein the upper surface includes at least one aperture therethrough, and projections extending upwardly from a surface of the base. The deck is movable along a plane that is inclined with respect to the surface of the base between a first position and a second position, the at least one aperture of the deck when in the first position being located away from the projections such that the deck conceals the projections, and the at least one aperture of the deck when in the second position exposing the projections to allow engagement of the projections with the computing device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Patent number: 9274558Abstract: A portable computing device dock has a deck movable between a raised position in which an upper surface of the deck extends at or above a height of projections such that no projections extend through and above the deck and a lowered position in which the projections extend through the upper surface of the deck.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2011Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Publication number: 20150346953Abstract: A device detects objects touching a first object icon representing a folder on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions, where the folder includes a plurality of constituent elements. In response to the detecting, additional object icons are rendered to display on the touch sensitive display, each additional object icon representing a respective constituent element, where the additional object icons are rendered in a pattern around the first object icon. The pattern of the additional object icons is animated.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 11, 2015Publication date: December 3, 2015Inventors: Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Patent number: 9141275Abstract: A method comprises detecting two fingers touching a first object icon on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions. The first object icon is associated with on or more constituent elements. In response to such detecting, the method causes additional object icons to appear on the display. Each additional object icon represents a constituent element of the first object icon.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventors: Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Publication number: 20140313663Abstract: A portable computing device dock has a deck movable between a raised position in which an upper surface of the deck extends at or above a height of projections such that no projections extend through and above the deck and a lowered position in which the projections extend through the upper surface of the deck.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2011Publication date: October 23, 2014Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Eric Chen, Craig T. Brown
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Patent number: 8707170Abstract: A system and method for document editing. A system includes an operator input device, a processor, gesture recognition program, and an edit mode program. The operator input device that senses gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes the gesture recognition program, which recognizes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program recognizes a predetermined edit mode gesture and, based only on the gesture, causes the processor to execute the edit mode program. The edit mode program provides a plurality of document editing functions for modifying a currently displayed document.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2008Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Christopher M. Rives, Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Publication number: 20110258537Abstract: A system and method for document editing. A system includes an operator input device, a processor, gesture recognition program, and an edit mode program. The operator input device that senses gestures and multiple simultaneous touch points. The processor is coupled to the operator input device. The processor executes the gesture recognition program, which recognizes inputs from the input device. The gesture recognition program recognizes a predetermined edit mode gesture and, based only on the gesture, causes the processor to execute the edit mode program. The edit mode program provides a plurality of document editing functions for modifying a currently displayed document.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: October 20, 2011Inventors: Christopher M. Rives, Craig T. Brown, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Publication number: 20100211919Abstract: A method comprises detecting two fingers touching a first object icon on a touch sensitive display and then moving in generally opposing directions. The first object icon is associated with on or more constituent elements. In response to such detecting, the method causes additional object icons to appear on the display. Each additional object icon represents a constituent element of the first object icon.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Craig T. BROWN, Dustin L. Hoffman, Peter M. On
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Publication number: 20100164959Abstract: A method comprises a processor detecting a person's finger moving across an unrendered portion of a touch-sensitive display. As a result of detecting the finger moving, the method further comprises the processor causing data to be rendered as a virtual keyboard image on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Inventors: Craig T. BROWN, Paul J. Doczy