Patents by Inventor David W. Browning

David W. Browning 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: 20160091924
    Abstract: A wireless gimbal connection of use with electronics devices such as computer notebooks relatively pivotable portions such as a lid and base. The gimbal includes a carriage on which transmitter and receiver chips are mounted, and further has a magnet whose magnetic forces may be used to bring the gimbaled carriage into a predetermined alignment with the base, which may be used to arrange the chips and any sensors as may be used into alignment as well. As the orientation of the lid varies with respect to the base, the carriage within seeks alignment with the base due to the magnetic forces present. Where the base is located on a flat surface, gravitational forces also contribute to the alignment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: Russell S. Aoki, David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20160085358
    Abstract: The present application is directed to dynamic input mode selection. In general, a system may sense a user's finger approaching a surface of a display (e.g., an imminent user touch input) and, depending on at least one trigger condition, may perform at least one output operation. For example, a first trigger condition may cause a display to enlarge at least a portion of a displayed image based on the imminent user touch input, a second trigger condition may cause the display to present a menu corresponding to an object in the enlarged portion, etc. This functionality may be implemented utilizing either an operating system (OS)-aware configuration or an OS-unaware configuration. In an OS-aware configuration, an intent-to-touch (ITT) module may utilize application program interfaces (APIs) in the OS to facilitate display zooming, menu presentation, coordinate translation, etc. In an OS-unaware configuration, the ITT module may facilitate these actions without OS assistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: KANDASUBRAMANIAM K. PALANISAMY, JAMES W. EDWARDS, THOMAS J. PETT, DARIA A. LOI, JERED H. WIKANDER, DAVID W. BROWNING
  • Publication number: 20160033999
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed An example apparatus to update a spatially adjustable display disclosed herein includes a display size monitor to acquire an indication of a size of the spatially adjustable display, a service image comparator to compare the indication of the size to a size model, and a source image adjuster to invoke visual configuration adjustments to an output image of the spatially adjustable display based on parameters identified in the size model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Inventor: David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20150381227
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to logging random “chirps” of IoT devices and rebroadcasting these chirps to other devices on demand. An apparatus consistent with the present disclosure includes a transmitter to communicate with a network of wireless-communication-enabled devices. The apparatus also includes a receiver to detect communications transmitted from the wireless-communication-enabled device. Further, the apparatus includes control unit logic to tally the number of electrical signals emitted from each wireless-communication-enabled device. In addition, the apparatus includes memory to store the number of emitted electrical signals. The apparatus further includes a power unit electrically coupled to the transmitter, receiver, and memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Browning, Kristoffer D. Fleming, Robert E. Gough, Guy G. Sotomayor, Vasudev Bibikar, Ankush Varma
  • Publication number: 20150277491
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, laptop, or tablet that includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular example implementation of a docking base comprises a base housing including at least one alignment pin disposed within the base housing. Each of the at least one alignment pin is configured to engage a corresponding alignment pin receptacle of a device housing of an electronic device. The base housing further includes an attachment mechanism coupled to the at least one first alignment pin, wherein the attachment mechanism is configured to cause the at least one first alignment pin to extend at least partially from the base housing when the device housing is within a predetermined proximity of the base housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: David W. Browning, Jeremy Burr, Russell S. Aoki
  • Publication number: 20150212550
    Abstract: Technologies for utilizing a plurality of displays include a computing device and a plurality of detachable display units physically coupled to the computing device. The computing device executes an application of the computing device and assigns the application to a detachable display unit of the plurality of detachable display units. The detachable display unit monitors for detachment of the detachable display unit from the computing device and maintains execution of the assigned application in response to detachment of the detachable display unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Rita H. Wouhaybi, Hong W. Wong, David W. Browning, James M. Okuley
  • Publication number: 20150187115
    Abstract: Embodiments are generally directed to dynamically adjustable three-dimensional (3D) goggles. An embodiment of an apparatus includes a frame; a display for 3D images; and a dynamically adjustable lens assembly including one or more lenses for viewing the 3D images; wherein a focal length of the lens assembly is dynamically adjustable in response to received focal distance data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: Mark A. MacDonald, David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20150001933
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a plurality of voltage rails to provide voltages to components of a load, a plurality of voltage regulators, and a buck converter apparatus to separately couple to more than one of the plurality of voltage rails and to provide a voltage to at least a specific one of the voltage rails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Alexander B. UAN-ZO-LI, Jorege P. RODRIGUEZ, Sofia C. HAO, David W. BROWNING, Jeffrey A. CARLSON, Tawfik M. RAHAL-ARABI, Jeffrey L. KRIEGER
  • Patent number: 8810065
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power control circuit to generate a power mode signal and a plurality of voltage regulators to receive the power mode signal. Each voltage regulator reduces an output voltage in response to the power mode signal, and the reduced output voltage of each voltage regulator is used to power a different circuit of or function to be performed in the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20140133075
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microelectronic substrates, such as interposers, motherboards, test platforms, and the like, that are fabricated to have overlapping connection zones, such that different microelectronic devices, such as microprocessors, chipsets, graphics processing devices, wireless devices, memory devices, application specific integrated circuits, and the like, may be alternately attached to the microelectronic substrates to form functional microelectronic packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Inventors: Md Altaf Hossain, Cliff C. Lee, David W. Browning, Itai M. Pines, Brian P. Kelly
  • Patent number: 8674235
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microelectronic substrates, such as interposers, motherboards, test platforms, and the like, that are fabricated to have overlapping connection zones, such that different microelectronic devices, such as microprocessors, chipsets, graphics processing devices, wireless devices, memory devices, application specific integrated circuits, and the like, may be alternately attached to the microelectronic substrates to form functional microelectronic packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Md Altaf Hossain, Cliff C. Lee, David W. Browning, Itai M. Pines, Brian P. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20130200705
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power control circuit to generate a power mode signal and a plurality of voltage regulators to receive the power mode signal. Each voltage regulator reduces an output voltage in response to the power mode signal, and the reduced output voltage of each voltage regulator is used to power a different circuit of or function to be performed in the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: David W. Browning
  • Patent number: 8362645
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power control circuit to generate a power mode signal and a plurality of voltage regulators to receive the power mode signal. Each voltage regulator reduces an output voltage in response to the power mode signal, and the reduced output voltage of each voltage regulator is used to power a different circuit of or function to be performed in the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20120305303
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to microelectronic substrates, such as interposers, motherboards, test platforms, and the like, that are fabricated to have overlapping connection zones, such that different microelectronic devices, such as microprocessors, chipsets, graphics processing devices, wireless devices, memory devices, application specific integrated circuits, and the like, may be alternately attached to the microelectronic substrates to form functional microelectronic packages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Inventors: Md Altaf Hossain, Cliff C. Lee, David W. Browning, Itai M. Pines, Brian P. Kelly
  • Publication number: 20110320835
    Abstract: A power controller receives a status signal, generates a control signal from the status signal, and reduces an output voltage of a voltage regulator based on the power control signal. The status signal is indicative of an operating tolerance or condition of a circuit or function of an electronic device during a low power state, and the output voltage of the voltage regulator is reduced to a value that corresponds to the operating tolerance or condition of the circuit or function of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventor: David W. Browning
  • Publication number: 20110233999
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power control circuit to generate a power mode signal and a plurality of voltage regulators to receive the power mode signal. Each voltage regulator reduces an output voltage in response to the power mode signal, and the reduced output voltage of each voltage regulator is used to power a different circuit of or function to be performed in the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Inventor: David W. BROWNING
  • Publication number: 20080242121
    Abstract: In some embodiments a socket and/or a package includes a plurality of groups of pin locations including at least a first group of pin locations and a second group of pin locations. Each group of pin locations includes a standard pin pitch in a direction between pin locations of the group to allow a maximum breakout from a center of the socket and/or package to an outside of the socket and/or package. Each group of pin locations includes a minimum pin pitch in a direction orthogonal to a direction of the standard pin pitch. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: David W. Browning