Patents by Inventor Daniel Ashbrook

Daniel Ashbrook 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: 10620902
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product provide an indication to a first user as to the content presented to another user by the head mounted display of the other user. In the context of a method, information is received relating to content presented to a second user by a head mounted display of the second user. Based upon the information, the method also includes causing, with a processor, an indication to be presented to a first user identifying the content presented to the second user by the head mounted display of the second user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventors: Daniel Ashbrook, David Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9733714
    Abstract: A computing system includes: an input-output unit configured to identify a tone-detection result for representing a transmission tone received at a device; a control unit, coupled to the input-output unit, configured to: determine a wave-detection profile including a frequency shift based on the tone-detection result, calculate a command-movement direction based on the wave-detection profile for representing the command-movement direction relative to the device and a further device, and identify a gesture command based on the command-movement direction for operating the device relative to the further device including displaying on the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Yu Chen, Daniel Ashbrook
  • Patent number: 9304010
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for providing broadband audio signal navigation instructions. A method may include determining a broadband audio signal associated with at least one navigation instruction. The method may further include causing the broadband audio signal to be provided to the user. The broadband audio signal may be a representation of an audio signal with components in all frequencies capable of being at least one of perceived or broadcast by a speaker. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Daniel Ashbrook, Kenneth McClure
  • Publication number: 20150312402
    Abstract: A computing system includes: a communication unit configured to communicate a client recognition pattern for detecting an agent device within a detection proximity; and a control unit, coupled to the communication unit, configured to: determine a detection quantity based on the client recognition pattern, assign a channel bin based on comparing the detection quantity to a channel occupancy available, and generate an activity command based on an activity request pattern assigned to the channel bin for controlling a device functionality of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Ke-Yu Chen, Daniel Ashbrook, Sung Hyuck Lee, James M.A. Begole
  • Publication number: 20150194145
    Abstract: A computing system includes: an input-output unit configured to identify a tone-detection result for representing a transmission tone received at a device; a control unit, coupled to the input-output unit, configured to: determine a wave-detection profile including a frequency shift based on the tone-detection result, calculate a command-movement direction based on the wave-detection profile for representing the command-movement direction relative to the device and a further device, and identify a gesture command based on the command-movement direction for operating the device relative to the further device including displaying on the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ke-Yu Chen, Daniel Ashbrook
  • Publication number: 20140244265
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for providing broadband audio signal navigation instructions. A method may include determining a broadband audio signal associated with at least one navigation instruction. The method may further include causing the broadband audio signal to be provided to the user. The broadband audio signal may be a representation of an audio signal with components in all frequencies capable of being at least one of perceived or broadcast by a speaker. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Ashbrook, Kenneth McClure
  • Publication number: 20020071277
    Abstract: The image-capturing system and method relates to the field of optics. One embodiment of the image-capturing system comprises a light-emitting device that emits light on an object; an image-forming device that forms one or more images due to a light that is reflected from the object; and a processor that analyzes motion of the object to control electrical devices, where the light-emitting device and the image-forming device are configured to be portable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: Thad E. Starner, Maribeth Gandy, Daniel Ashbrook, Jake Alan Auxier, Rob Melby, James Fusia
  • Publication number: 20020030600
    Abstract: A combination smoke detector, fire alarm, emergency light, location beacon and inventory sensor incorporated into pre-installed smoke alarms which are already required by building code to be registered on building floor plans, can be powered internally or externally and part of a central system or individual systems responding to local transmissions and thus eliminating the additional expense and need to install and/or possibly maintain addition devices and exploiting advantageously a preexisting logical system of coordinates from which to monitor the loci of rescuer workers and even key security and cleaning staff, if necessary, as well as inventory in hospitals and warehouses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Thad E. Starner, Daniel Ashbrook