Patents by Inventor Derek M. Harden

Derek M. Harden 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).

  • Handwriting recognition with natural user input on multitouch surfaces
    Patent number: 9665769
    Abstract: The method includes receiving, by one or more computer processors, data indicating a hand is on a touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes identifying, by one or more computer processors, a position of the hand. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, a change in the position of the hand. The method further includes characterizing, by one or more computer processors, the change in position of the hand on the touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes generating, by one or more computer processors, an alphanumeric character based upon the characterized change in the position of the hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, Jr., Derek M. Harden
  • HANDWRITING RECOGNITION WITH NATURAL USER INPUT ON MULTITOUCH SURFACES
    Publication number: 20170053161
    Abstract: The method includes receiving, by one or more computer processors, data indicating a hand is on a touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes identifying, by one or more computer processors, a position of the hand. The method further includes determining, by one or more computer processors, a change in the position of the hand. The method further includes characterizing, by one or more computer processors, the change in position of the hand on the touch-sensitive surface. The method further includes generating, by one or more computer processors, an alphanumeric character based upon the characterized change in the position of the hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Cameron J. Bosnic, JR., Derek M. Harden