Patents by Inventor David George Thiele

David George Thiele 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: 9615231
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus determines whether it is disposed in a vehicle and, based on a determining that it is in the vehicle, automatically presents a first user interface (UI) that is simplified and/or easier to manipulate while driving relative to a second UI that would otherwise be presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: David George Thiele, Marvin DeMerchant, Steven Friedlander
  • Publication number: 20150332327
    Abstract: A retail display arrangement includes multiple video displays disposed on a wall in an arrangement. A content server causes a shopper terminal to present a user interface (UI) with video feature selectors. A shopper can select a feature and in response the content server sends content enhanced with the feature to some but not all of the displays, with the same content, not enhanced with the feature, being shown on a remaining display to better illustrate the feature to the shopper. The UI presents windows mimicking the display arrangement, and each window indicates whether the corresponding display on the wall presents content enhanced with the feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Steven Friedlander, Liviu Burciu, David George Thiele
  • Publication number: 20140358423
    Abstract: A driver caution threshold that varies by time of day and/or by driver activity load factor is compared a vehicle driver's activity. Responsive to a determination that vehicle driver's activity violates the driver caution threshold, a prompt to take a break and/or directions to a nearby restaurant are presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David George Thiele, Marvin DeMerchant, Steven Friedlander
  • Publication number: 20140358722
    Abstract: A user of a wireless communication device (WCD) is reminded to stop at a store along a route of the user's vehicle based on a list of items needed, geographic location, and previous established behavior patterns, e.g., whether the user has stopped at a particular store close to the current time of day, along the current route of the vehicle, one or more times before. Shopping locations are verified at the location with a simple confirmation dialog on the WCD and suggested names are provided from a list of points of interests. Items to be purchased can then be added to a location-based shopping list by using a digital camera on the WCD to image the item and/or the barcode of the item and find the item in a database of images and barcodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: David George Thiele, Marvin DeMerchant, David Andrew Young, Steven Friedlander
  • Publication number: 20140359456
    Abstract: A mobile apparatus determines whether it is disposed in a vehicle and, based on a determining that it is in the vehicle, automatically presents a first user interface (UI) that is simplified and/or easier to manipulate while driving relative to a second UI that would otherwise be presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: David George Thiele, Marvin DeMerchant, Steven Friedlander
  • Publication number: 20140347436
    Abstract: A local teleconference participant can view a near-life-size image of a remote teleconference participant on a thin transparent upright display. Because the display is transparent, local background images that surround the image of the remote participant can be viewed through the display just as they would be if the remote participant were present locally.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Marvin DeMerchant, David Andrew Young, Steven Friedlander, David George Thiele
  • Patent number: D774805
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: David George Thiele