Patents by Inventor David Switzer
David Switzer 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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Publication number: 20240127634Abstract: Systems and methods for vehicle communication are provided, for example to provide various processing and connectivity functionality according to hardware availability, power constraints, and environmental conditions, among other examples.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Polaris Industries Inc.Inventors: Carl Turner, David Switzer, Tyler Pickett
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Publication number: 20240085988Abstract: An athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the athletic performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by a user, and may offer an alternative to making selections on the athletic performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activity. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring system, such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Patent number: 11861073Abstract: An athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the athletic performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by a user, and may offer an alternative to making selections on the athletic performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activity. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring system, such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Publication number: 20230048187Abstract: An athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the athletic performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by a user, and may offer an alternative to making selections on the athletic performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activity. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring system, such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2022Publication date: February 16, 2023Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Richmond, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Patent number: 11513610Abstract: An athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the athletic performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by a user, and may offer an alternative to making selections on the athletic performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activity. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring system, such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Publication number: 20220377513Abstract: A system and method for communicating data comprises a group of radios intercommunicating data through a channel using a time division multiple access having a plurality of timeslots. The system further comprises a first radio of the group of radios selecting a data communication selection, said first radio communicating a request control signal to a leader radio of the group of radios. When a request control acknowledge signal is received from a leader radio at the first radio, suspending time division multiple access intercommunicating data within the group of radios using the plurality of timeslots and communicating data through the channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2022Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Steven B. ELGEE, Carl TURNER, Tyler PICKETT, David SWITZER, Kimberly LANGLAND, Derek SIMKOWIAK
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Publication number: 20220121291Abstract: An athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the athletic performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by a user, and may offer an alternative to making selections on the athletic performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activity. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring system, such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Patent number: 11243611Abstract: A wrist-worn athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by the user, and offer an alternative to making selections on the performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activities. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring systems such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2014Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Patent number: 10531277Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Publication number: 20180206112Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2018Publication date: July 19, 2018Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Patent number: 9955343Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: April 24, 2018Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Publication number: 20170150346Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2017Publication date: May 25, 2017Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Patent number: 9612845Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Patent number: 9582290Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2014Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: Nike, Inc.Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Publication number: 20150292274Abstract: A method and apparatus for joining first and second bodies coaxially together to resist relative axial and rotational movement between the bodies. A male portion of the first body is received in a complementary female portion of the second body, and the male and female portions are aligned axially on a common axis such that respective cooperating grooves in opposing cylindrical or tapered complementary surfaces of the male and female portions are aligned to form a plurality of passageways or a passageway having a plurality of passageway portions, between the opposing cylindrical or tapered complementary surfaces. At least two of the passageways or at least two of the passageway portions are disposed at different angles to the common axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2012Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Aaron W. Logan, David Switzer, Patrick R. Derkacz, Justin C. Logan, Daniel W. Ahmoye, Darcy A. Downs
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Patent number: 9128919Abstract: A system and method for inserting space is described. A user may designate content to be inserted into a document and have the system insert space to accommodate the new content. The system and method permit some content to overlie other content as may be intended by a user.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Dan Altman, David Switzer, Christopher Michael Shelley, Richard Grutzmacher
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Publication number: 20150046886Abstract: A wrist-worn athletic performance monitoring system, including a gesture recognition processor configured to execute gesture recognition processes. Interaction with the performance monitoring system may be based, at least in part, on gestures performed by the user, and offer an alternative to making selections on the performance monitoring system using physical buttons, which may be cumbersome and/or inconvenient to use while performing an athletic activities. Additionally, recognized gestures may be used to select one or more operational modes for the athletic performance monitoring systems such that a reduction in power consumption may be achieved.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 12, 2015Inventors: Manan Goel, Kate Cummings, Peter Laigar, David Switzer, Sebastian Imlay, Michael Lapinsky
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Publication number: 20150006870Abstract: Apparatuses, devices, and methods of initializing an electronic device such as a wrist-worn device are provided. An optical input device may read the display of the wrist-worn device to obtain input corresponding to a pairing token presented at the display. An optical input processor may process the input to identify the pairing token. The pairing token may be provided to the wrist-worn device during a handshake process in order to establish a wireless communications session with the wrist-worn device. An initialization process may be performed via the wireless communication session. The initialization process may initialize the wrist-worn device such that a user may operate the wrist-worn device following the initialization process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2014Publication date: January 1, 2015Inventors: David Switzer, Riyadth Al-Kazily
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Patent number: 8381133Abstract: Aspects of the present invention provide context menus useful in, e.g., a computing device receiving user input via a stylus. Icons representing actions performable on an object are displayed in a context menu for the object. Additional aspects of the invention include cascading menus that also minimize hand and/or wrist motion, as well as placement of menus based on user handedness and/or stylus orientation.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2009Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Marieke Iwema, Leroy B. Keely, David Switzer
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Patent number: D848008Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: SARINGER RESEARCH INC.Inventors: John H. Saringer, Angel Leonardo Guerrero, Jeffrey David Switzer