Patents by Inventor David Michael DUFFY

David Michael DUFFY 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).

  • Publication number: 20220156353
    Abstract: Introduced here are approaches to authenticating unknown persons based on variations in the properties of blood vessels over time. At a high level, these approaches rely on monitoring changes in a property of a blood vessel that occur over time. Examples of properties include the position, size, volume, and pressure of the blood vessel, as well as the velocity and acceleration of blood flowing through the blood vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: David Michael Duffy, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Christopher John Wright
  • Patent number: 11221882
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for receiving a token bid for an application to access a user-output resource of the apparatus; controlling access to the user-output resource of the apparatus in dependence upon at least the token bid for the application to access the user-output resource of the apparatus; and providing tokens for use in one or more token bids for the application to access the user-output resource of the apparatus wherein the number of tokens provided for token bids for the application is dependent upon at least a monitored behavior of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Timothy Giles Beard, David Michael Duffy, Matthew John Lawrenson
  • Publication number: 20210406330
    Abstract: The management server obtains address information indicating a user's address and evaluation information indicating evaluation of a food or a restaurant performed by the user. A food search screen is provided with, as one of search filters, a search filter for filtering foods or restaurants on the basis of results of evaluation of foods or restaurants performed by residents of a certain area. If the user's address indicated by the address information is included in the certain area, the evaluation information indicating the evaluation of the food or the restaurant performed by the user is included in the results of the evaluation of the foods or the restaurants performed by the residents of the certain area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: HIROSHI YAHATA, TAKAHIRO NISHI, TADAMASA TOMA, TOSHIYASU SUGIO, CHRISTOPHER JOHN WRIGHT, BERNADETTE ELLIOTT BOWMAN, DAVID MICHAEL DUFFY
  • Publication number: 20210387470
    Abstract: A writing instrument, in particular a pen, comprising at least two reservoirs for storing colorants or inks of at least two different colors, characterized by at least one pumping means which is designed to be actuated by at least one finger of a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Applicant: SOCIETE BIC
    Inventors: David Michael DUFFY, Bernadette ELLIOTT-BOWMAN
  • Publication number: 20210362363
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a razor cartridge which comprises a frame and one or more cutting members. The frame has a leading longitudinal member and a trailing longitudinal member. The one or more cutting members are arranged between the leading longitudinal member and the trailing longitudinal member. At least one magnetic element is configured and arranged to apply a magnetic field in a magnetic shaving aid comprising a magnetic surfactant and being applied to a skin surface so as to elicit an induced change in the magnetic shaving aid between a pre-shave state and a during-shave state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicants: Société BIC, BIC Violex S.A.
    Inventors: Christopher John WRIGHT, David Michael DUFFY, Maria-Thiresia ZANIDAKI, Georgios VLACHOS
  • Publication number: 20210294926
    Abstract: User interface (UI) manipulation techniques are disclosed that can allow a user device to hide and obscure sensitive information displayed on a flexible, foldable, or otherwise reconfigurable display from onlookers whilst maintaining or improving its accessibility exclusively to the primary user. Examples of the disclosed techniques can manipulate the UI in a way such that it is largely only viewable as intended when the user device is physically configured to a certain folding angle (and/or viewing angle). In some examples, the UI can be customized such that it promotes a certain device configuration (e.g., folding angle) that can provide an optimum security configuration for the user's current surroundings. The UI displayed on the display screen can change in form factor (e.g., an intended size as viewed by the user) to adapt to the current surroundings and/or based on the sensitivity in the displayed content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: David Michael Duffy, Jan Jasper van den Berg, Bernadette Elliott-Bowman, Masato Sugano
  • Publication number: 20210201282
    Abstract: Various systems, methods, and media for providing control and usage over public spaces are provided. Digital currency is issued to each of a plurality of users. Public activities that may be carried out by the users at the public spaces are identified. A request from a user to carry out a public activity is received. A value is assigned to the public activity, based at least on the public activity. A transaction with the user is processed, with the transaction authorizing the user to carry out the public activity. An amount of the digital currency of the user is acquired in response to the transaction being completed, with the amount corresponding to the value of the public activity. Rights are assigned to the user to carry out the public activity in response to the transaction being completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jan Jasper van den BERG, David Michael DUFFY, Matthew John LAWRENSON
  • Publication number: 20210201355
    Abstract: A method for supporting a nomadic mobile servicing vehicle, and a system for implementing the method are provided. The method includes transmitting, by a first vehicle and to a server, a promotion request, the promotion request specifying a location of the first vehicle. The method further includes acquiring environment attributes of an environment within a reference distance of the location of the first vehicle, and extracting conditions specified in the promotion request. The method also includes transmitting, to a third vehicle, the promotion request for fulfillment, determining a promotion route within a predetermined distance range, and executing, by the third vehicle, a promotion operation while traveling along the promotion route.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jan Jasper van den BERG, David Michael DUFFY
  • Publication number: 20210201230
    Abstract: A method for fulfilling a work task request using a modular autonomous vehicle is provided. The method includes transmitting a work task request specifying a work request to be performed by the modular autonomous vehicle, and identifying equipment required for performing the work task request. Once the work task request is stored at a server, the method further includes identifying information of the equipment required for performing the work task request, and determining whether equipment of the modular autonomous vehicle corresponds to the equipment required for assigning the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle. Method also includes, upon receiving in-cabin sensing data, assigning or denying the work task to the modular autonomous vehicle for performance of the work task.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Michael DUFFY, Matthew John LAWRENSON, Jan Jasper van den BERG, Kenji SUGIHARA, Sadako YAMAGATA, Akihisa KAWASAKI, Koichi NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210199455
    Abstract: A system, method and computer-readable medium for generating and transmitting experience journeys. The system includes a processor and a memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations including: receiving a user's request for an experience journey; retrieving a listing of activities within a prescribed vicinity of the user; retrieving a listing of the user's preferences; eliminating activities from the listing of activities that are contrary to the preferences in the listing of user preferences, thereby forming a listing of preferred available activities; devising routes from the user's location to the activities in the listing of preferred available activities; generating experience journeys from the listing of preferred available activities and the devised routes to the activities in the listing of preferred available activities; and transmitting the generated experience journeys to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2021
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: David Michael DUFFY, Matthew John LAWRENSON, Jan Jasper van den BERG, Kenji SUGIHARA, Sadako YAMAGATA, Akihisa KAWASAKI, Koichi NAKAHARA
  • Publication number: 20200319931
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: receiving a token bid for an application to access a user-output resource of the apparatus; controlling access to the user-output resource of the apparatus in dependence upon at least the token bid for the application to access the user-output resource of the apparatus; and providing tokens for use in one or more token bids for the application to access a user-output resource of the apparatus wherein the number of tokens provided for token bids for the application is dependent upon at least a monitored behavior of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Giles BEARD, David Michael DUFFY, Matthew John LAWRENSON
  • Publication number: 20200293268
    Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for, a method comprising, and a computer program that performs: obtaining one or more values of user-device interaction parameters that parameterize user-device interaction; analyzing the obtained one or more values of the user-device interaction parameters to determine whether to cause rendering of an audible distraction; wherein for a first one or more values of user-device interaction parameters, the audible distraction is caused to be rendered as a sound source at a location which is external to the device and which is not currently associated with rendering of sound sources, and wherein for a second, different one or more values of user-device interaction parameters, the audible distraction is not caused to be rendered as a sound source at the location which is external to the device and which is not currently associated with rendering of sound sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Giles BEARD, David Michael DUFFY, Matthew John LAWRENSON