Patents by Inventor Dick de Jong
Dick de Jong 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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Patent number: 11381948Abstract: A method is disclosed for switching connections of Bluetooth headsets. The method includes indicating, on a user interface of the first Bluetooth device, (i) the first Bluetooth device has a first Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth headset, and (ii) a second Bluetooth device has no Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth headset. Also, the method includes receiving user input to establish a second Bluetooth connection between the second Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth headset. Further, the method includes sending a message to the Bluetooth headset. The message includes a unique device identifier of the second Bluetooth device. The message represents a command for the Bluetooth headset to establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device. Responsive to the message, the Bluetooth headset (i) releases the first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device and (ii) establishes the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 10715984Abstract: Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets is disclosed. A Bluetooth headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver configured to receive a message from a first Bluetooth device over a first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device. The message includes a command to establish a second Bluetooth connection with a second Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth headset also includes a processor configured to cause the Bluetooth transceiver to (i) release the first Bluetooth connection and then (ii) establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device responsive to the Bluetooth transceiver receiving the message. Computer-readable media for the Bluetooth devices is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 10082578Abstract: GNS signal correction system and method for calculating GNSS corrections, and complementary mobile and mobile position determination method based on these GNSS corrections. The methods employ satellite-single-differenced mixed code-and-phase system hardware delays in modelling carrier phase system observables. These system hardware delays are dynamically estimated by the signal correction system using a dynamic system state model. The estimated system hardware delays are transmitted to the mobile, which applies these delays to a dynamic mobile state model, in order to improve the accuracy and/or convergence time of mobile position estimations.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2013Date of Patent: September 25, 2018Assignee: FUGRO N.V.Inventor: Cornelis Dick De Jong
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Publication number: 20180167792Abstract: A method is disclosed for switching connections of Bluetooth headsets. The method includes indicating, on a user interface of the first Bluetooth device, (i) the first Bluetooth device has a first Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth headset, and (ii) a second Bluetooth device has no Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth headset. Also, the method includes receiving user input to establish a second Bluetooth connection between the second Bluetooth device and the Bluetooth headset. Further, the method includes sending a message to the Bluetooth headset. The message includes a unique device identifier of the second Bluetooth device. The message represents a command for the Bluetooth headset to establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device. Responsive to the message, the Bluetooth headset (i) releases the first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device and (ii) establishes the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B. Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20180167793Abstract: Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets is disclosed. A Bluetooth headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver configured to receive a message from a first Bluetooth device over a first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device. The message includes a command to establish a second Bluetooth connection with a second Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth headset also includes a processor configured to cause the Bluetooth transceiver to (i) release the first Bluetooth connection and then (ii) establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device responsive to the Bluetooth transceiver receiving the message. Computer-readable media for the Bluetooth devices is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2018Publication date: June 14, 2018Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B. Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 9986370Abstract: Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets is disclosed. A Bluetooth headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver configured to receive a message from a first Bluetooth device over a first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device. The message includes a command to establish a second Bluetooth connection with a second Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth headset also includes a processor configured to cause the Bluetooth transceiver to (i) release the first Bluetooth connection and then (ii) establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device responsive to the Bluetooth transceiver receiving the message. Computer-readable media for the Bluetooth devices is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20170289739Abstract: Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets is disclosed. A Bluetooth headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver configured to receive a message from a first Bluetooth device over a first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device. The message includes a command to establish a second Bluetooth connection with a second Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth headset also includes a processor configured to cause the Bluetooth transceiver to (i) release the first Bluetooth connection and then (ii) establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device responsive to the Bluetooth transceiver receiving the message. Computer-readable media for the Bluetooth devices is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2016Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Plantronics, Inc.Inventors: Bart Trip, Rik Koops, Eddie Klaassens, Kem Gallione, John B. Ledingham, Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20150293233Abstract: GNS signal correction system and method for calculating GNSS corrections, and complementary mobile and mobile position determination method based on these GNSS corrections. The methods employ satellite-single-differenced mixed code-and-phase system hardware delays in modelling carrier phase system observables. These system hardware delays are dynamically estimated by the signal correction system using a dynamic system state model. The estimated system hardware delays are transmitted to the mobile, which applies these delays to a dynamic mobile state model, in order to improve the accuracy and/or convergence time of mobile position estimations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2013Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventor: Cornelis Dick De Jong
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Patent number: 8351437Abstract: A source communication device includes a source network clock to control timing of communicating with other devices in a network, a source streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, a time stamp generator to generate a time stamp that includes a source network clock value and a source streaming clock value, and a time stamp insertion mechanism that incorporates the time stamp into a data unit that is to be transmitted to one of the other devices in the network. A sink communication device includes a sink network clock synchronized with the source network clock, a sink streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, and a sink time stamp mechanism to compare a sink streaming clock value with the source streaming clock value, and adjust the sink streaming clock based on the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2009Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: Sony Mobile Communications ABInventors: Jacobus Cornelis Haartsen, Geert Hendrik Weinans, Dick De Jong
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Patent number: 8207910Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for presentation of information on a display. The method performs obtaining information to be presented on an information presentation unit, presenting information on the information presentation unit, presenting a selection area on the information presentation unit, determining mode for updating information on information presentation unit, in dependence of user input, detecting a rotational motion around an axis of rotation of an information presentation device, and providing either the selected area at an updated position on the information presentation unit or the presented information at an updated position on the information presentation unit, in dependence of the detection of rotational motion and in dependence of obtained user input, enabling the selection area or the information to rotate according to detected rotational motion around an axis of rotation of the information presentation device.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Martijn Kuiken, Erwin Weinans, Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 8203505Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for presentation of content-rich information portions and content-poor information portions, such as list type information on a display. The method performs obtaining of information for presentation on an information presentation unit, monitors a rotational motion around an axis of rotation of an information presentation device, monitors the position of a seam of the information presentation unit, and presents information on the information presentation unit in dependence of the monitored rotational motion and in dependence of the monitored position of the first and second ends, such that content-rich information is presented on the information presentation unit and that content-poor information is presented across the first and second ends of the information presentation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2008Date of Patent: June 19, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Martijn Kuiken, Erwin Weinans, Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 8159990Abstract: Embodiments include a method of communicating an audio stream from an audio source terminal to a plurality of speaker terminals. A broadcast channel is established for communication from an audio source terminal to a plurality of speaker terminals. A plurality of bidirectional point-to-point control channels are established for controlling wireless communications between the audio source terminal and the speaker terminals, where each of the point-to-point control channels interconnect the audio source terminal and a different one of the speaker terminals. An audio stream is transmitted as a sequence of blocks of audio data in messages from the audio source terminal through the broadcast channel for receipt by all of the speaker terminals. A quality of reception feedback message is received at the audio source terminal from individual ones of the speaker terminals through respective ones of the point-to-point control channels.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventors: Jacobus Cornelis Haartsen, Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20110110358Abstract: A source communication device includes a source network clock to control timing of communicating with other devices in a network, a source streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, a time stamp generator to generate a time stamp that includes a source network clock value and a source streaming clock value, and a time stamp insertion mechanism that incorporates the time stamp into a data unit that is to be transmitted to one of the other devices in the network. A sink communication device includes a sink network clock synchronized with the source network clock, a sink streaming clock associated with processing of audio or video data, and a sink time stamp mechanism to compare a sink streaming clock value with the source streaming clock value, and adjust the sink streaming clock based on the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Jacobus Cornelis HAARTSEN, Geert Hendrik WEINANS, Dick DE JONG
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Publication number: 20100232618Abstract: Embodiments include a method of communicating an audio stream from an audio source terminal to a plurality of speaker terminals. A broadcast channel is established for communication from an audio source terminal to a plurality of speaker terminals. A plurality of bidirectional point-to-point control channels are established for controlling wireless communications between the audio source terminal and the speaker terminals, where each of the point-to-point control channels interconnect the audio source terminal and a different one of the speaker terminals. An audio stream is transmitted as a sequence of blocks of audio data in messages from the audio source terminal through the broadcast channel for receipt by all of the speaker terminals. A quality of reception feedback message is received at the audio source terminal from individual ones of the speaker terminals through respective ones of the point-to-point control channels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2009Publication date: September 16, 2010Inventors: Jacobus Cornelis Haartsen, Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20100103079Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and a device for presentation of content-rich information portions and content-poor information portions, such as list type information on a display. The method performs obtaining of information for presentation on an information presentation unit, monitors a rotational motion around an axis of rotation of an information presentation device, monitors the position of a seam of the information presentation unit, and presents information on the information presentation unit in dependence of the monitored rotational motion and in dependence of the monitored position of the first and second ends, such that content-rich information is presented on the information presentation unit and that content-poor information is presented across the first and second ends of the information presentation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Martijn KUIKEN, Erwin WEINANS, Dick de JONG
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Publication number: 20100103080Abstract: The present invention relates to a device and a method for presentation of information on a display. The method performs obtaining information to be presented on an information presentation unit, presenting information on the information presentation unit, presenting a selection area on the information presentation unit, determining mode for updating information on information presentation unit, in dependence of user input, detecting a rotational motion around an axis of rotation of an information presentation device, and providing either the selected area at an updated position on the information presentation unit or the presented information at an updated position on the information presentation unit, in dependence of the detection of rotational motion and in dependence of obtained user input, enabling the selection area or the information to rotate according to detected rotational motion around an axis of rotation of the information presentation device.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2008Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: SONY ERICSSON MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS ABInventors: Martijn KUIKEN, Erwin WEINANS, Dick de JONG
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Patent number: 7634227Abstract: A method of managing audio data received by an accessory device from an electronic equipment over a local wireless interface link includes buffering the audio data; feeding the buffered audio data to a decoder and detecting a decoder under run. After the detection of a decoder under run, the method restarts the feed of audio data to the decoder when an amount of buffered audio data is equal to or greater than a dynamically adjustable threshold amount of audio data.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2006Date of Patent: December 15, 2009Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications ABInventor: Dick de Jong
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Publication number: 20070232222Abstract: A method of managing audio data received by an accessory device from an electronic equipment over a local wireless interface link includes buffering the audio data; feeding the buffered audio data to a decoder and detecting a decoder under run. After the detection of a decoder under run, the method restarts the feed of audio data to the decoder when an amount of buffered audio data is equal to or greater than a dynamically adjustable threshold amount of audio data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2006Publication date: October 4, 2007Inventor: Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 6366850Abstract: The invention specifies a method for navigating a vehicle, in which a change in the vehicle's direction is ascertained by integration of a signal indicating a speed of change in direction. To this end, the result of the integration is corrected by the following steps: a) The absolute direction of the vehicle at a first instant is determined using external auxiliary means; b) The absolute direction of the vehicle at a second instant is determined using external auxiliary means; c) The difference between the absolute directions is ascertained; and d) The result of the integration is normalized to this difference. The method enables the determination of directions more accurately.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2000Date of Patent: April 2, 2002Assignee: Mannesmann VDO AGInventor: Cornelis Dick de Jong
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Patent number: 6349260Abstract: A method for calibration of a path length variable being used for navigating a terrestrial vehicle. The path length variable is measured by determining the number of revolutions of a wheel. For calibration of this value, two speed values are ascertained. A first speed value is determined using the number of revolutions of the wheel and a second speed value is determined using at least one external position sensor. One of the speed values is classified in a plurality of classes, and a calibration value in a class is ascertained using the speed values from this class.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2000Date of Patent: February 19, 2002Assignee: Mannesman VDO AGInventor: Cornelis Dick de Jong