Patents by Inventor Danae Sierra

Danae Sierra 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: 10019778
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Patent number: 9696793
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to selectably suppress computing input events that are generated for an information handling system based on output signals received from a variable pressure or displacement (VPD) sensor that correspond to one or more pressure or displacement zones defined for the VPD sensor. Using the disclosed systems and methods, computing input events based on sensor output signals from one or more given VPD sensing zones may be selectably suppressed and/or withheld during sensor pressure or displacement changes from further host system processing according to a time delay, e.g., as a function of the elapsed time taken for a user to depress or release a given VPD sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Eyzen Medina, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Patent number: 9665191
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Publication number: 20170103495
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Patent number: 9558527
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Patent number: 9468853
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for locally capturing the identity of the actual executable file required to set system configuration upon indirect launching of a computer game or other type of indirectly-launched file. Such a captured identity of an executable file may be added to a locally and dynamically created and updated local white list which then may be used to determine when to set the desired game mode configuration upon indirect launching of a game so that the desired game mode configuration may remain active for as long as the game is open and running, or for as long as the game is in-focus within an active window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventors: Carlos Liendo, Danae Sierra, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Alexander Galiano
  • Publication number: 20160299573
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Patent number: 9389711
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Publication number: 20160117793
    Abstract: Systems and methods that may be implemented to orchestrate external graphics, for example to support and extend switchable graphics capability beyond internal system components of a host information handling system so as to include an external discrete graphics processing unit (xGPU) that is not integrated or embedded within the chassis enclosure of the host information handling system, and that is coupled to the host information handling system from outside the host system chassis enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Danae Sierra, Carlos L. Ross, Louis Bruno, Philip J. Grossmann, Mark A. Casparian, Joe A. Olmsted, Alexander Galiano, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Henry A. Bove
  • Publication number: 20150323987
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein that may be implemented to selectably suppress computing input events that are generated for an information handling system based on output signals received from a variable pressure or displacement (VPD) sensor that correspond to one or more pressure or displacement zones defined for the VPD sensor. Using the disclosed systems and methods, computing input events based on sensor output signals from one or more given VPD sensing zones may be selectably suppressed and/or withheld during sensor pressure or displacement changes from further host system processing according to a time delay, e.g., as a function of the elapsed time taken for a user to depress or release a given VPD sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Eyzen Medina, Alonzo F. Seay
  • Patent number: 9111005
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that may be implemented to allow a user and/or a software entity to define particular variable pressure or variable pressure or displacement sensor (VPD) system configurations to achieve a desired system functionality as a function of varying key pressure or varying displacement applied to one or more sensors, such as VPD keys of a keyboard or other VPD sensors such as game controller or mouse buttons, etc. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented using these defined VPD system configurations to control interaction between VPD subsystem hardware components and software application/s of interest that are executing on a host processing device of an information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: Dell Products LP
    Inventors: Carlos Ross, Danae Sierra
  • Publication number: 20150196844
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for locally capturing the identity of the actual executable file required to set system configuration upon indirect launching of a computer game or other type of indirectly-launched file. Such a captured identity of an executable file may be added to a locally and dynamically created and updated local white list which then may be used to determine when to set the desired game mode configuration upon indirect launching of a game so that the desired game mode configuration may remain active for as long as the game is open and running, or for as long as the game is in-focus within an active window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Carlos Liendo, Danae Sierra, Amaury Brito Alvarez, Alexander Galiano
  • Publication number: 20140176441
    Abstract: User input devices with variable pressure buttons are configured. A user may specify a range of pressure to be associated with a pressure level. In some embodiments, a user may also associate a command or other instruction to an application with an identity of a variable pressure button and a pressure level of the button. In some embodiments, the associations may be represented in a configuration profile. In further embodiments, a microcontroller for a mouse may translate signals from variable pressure buttons into pressure levels based upon the configuration file. In many embodiments, a user may associate a reporting rate with a variable pressure button. A legacy application may receive reports of the state of the variable pressure button at the associated reporting rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos L. Ross, Danae Sierra, Frank C. Azor, A. Fleming Seay
  • Patent number: 8700829
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for implementing one or more individual pressure sensitive keys that each support multiple native scan codes, with each scan code corresponding to a unique pressure level output. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one exemplary embodiment to allow users to leverage the capability of a variable pressure keyboard by providing an information handling system having individual variable pressure keys that are each capable of outputting a different macro or multi-key sequence per key pressure level sensed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos Ross, Danae Sierra, Karun Reddy, Larry E. Knepper
  • Publication number: 20130067126
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed herein for implementing one or more individual pressure sensitive keys that each support multiple native scan codes, with each scan code corresponding to a unique pressure level output. The disclosed systems and methods may be implemented in one exemplary embodiment to allow users to leverage the capability of a variable pressure keyboard by providing an information handling system having individual variable pressure keys that are each capable of outputting a different macro or multi-key sequence per key pressure level sensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventors: Mark A. Casparian, Carlos Ross, Danae Sierra, Karun Reddy, Larry E. Knepper