Patents by Inventor Dimitri Torfs
Dimitri Torfs 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: 12293019Abstract: A method and a head-mounted device for triggering an action with relation to a selected object in a field of view of a user comprising detecting a pre-defined brain activity pattern of the user using a brain activity sensor of a head-mounted device worn by the user. The pre-defined brain activity pattern expresses a user command to select an object on which a gaze of the user is focused. The method comprises determining a direction of the gaze of the user at a time of the detection of the pre-defined brain activity pattern. The method comprises capturing an image of the field of view of the user at the time of the detection of the pre-defined brain activity pattern. The method comprises providing at least a part of the image to a computing entity, to cause the computing entity to trigger the action with relation to the selected object.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 6, 2025Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Alexandru Serbanati, Dimitri Torfs, Francis M. Meyvis, Pierre Saelens
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Patent number: 12072407Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a distance measurement system The system comprises a transmitter device and a receiver device. The transmitter device and the receiver device are clock-synchronized to each other. The transmitter device is configured to emit an ultrasonic signal at one or more predefined transmit times known to the transmitter and the receiver device. The receiver device is configured to receive the ultrasonic signal and to estimate a distance between the transmitter device and the receiver device based on the received ultra-sonic signal and the one or more predefined transmit times.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2019Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Dimitri Torfs, Hugo Embrechts, Gonzalo Bailador del Pozo
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Patent number: 12015925Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2022Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: Sony Group CorporationInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Patent number: 11971970Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to authenticating a user of a mobile device based on motion data of said mobile device. Embodiments provide a method, apparatus and computer program for authenticating a user, a mobile device comprising such an apparatus and a system. The method comprises detecting an outfit of the user. The method comprises analyzing a gait of the user using a machine-learning model using motion data of a mobile device as input to the machine-learning model. The analysis is based on the identified outfit of the user. The method comprises authenticating the user based on the analysis of the gait of the user.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: SONY GROUP CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Gonzalo Bailador Del Pozo, Dimitri Torfs
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Patent number: 11912148Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tom Hostyn, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken
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Patent number: 11704400Abstract: In an authentication method, a wireless communication is established between a mobile device and a wearable device. A proximity is detected between the mobile device and the wearable device by comparing mobile device position information and wearable device position information. Access to the mobile device is granted based on a detected proximity.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
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Patent number: 11601806Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Patent number: 11594229Abstract: An apparatus has circuitry which determines a location of a user, based on sound data representing speech of the user, and identifies the user based on the determined location of the user and user identification information and location information received from a mobile device.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2018Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts
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Patent number: 11455382Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a concept of proximity detection. A sequence of keystrokes is captured when a person types on a keyboard placed on a support structure. A sequence of vibrations of the support structure in response to typing on the keyboard is captured with a sensor device associated with a user or a location and in contact with the support structure in proximity to the keyboard. The proximity between the person and the sensor device is checked based on a comparison of the captured sequence of keystrokes with the captured sequence of vibrations.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Gonzalo Bailador Del Pozo, Dimitri Torfs
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Patent number: 11317293Abstract: A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a section of a graphical representation to the user on a display of the electronic device. The graphical representation comprises a graphical object. Further, the method includes requesting the user to navigate to the graphical object. Additionally, the method includes capturing data from one or more sensors of the electronic device that is indicative of a movement of the electronic device by the user for navigating to the graphical object and/or data from one or more input devices of the electronic device that is indicative of a user input by the user for navigating to the graphical object. The method further includes authenticating the user based on the captured data.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Gonzalo Bailador Del Pozo, Dimitri Torfs, Gaetan De Brucker
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Patent number: 10911950Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device which comprises a circuitry configured to authenticate a second electronic device when the circuitry detects based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising authenticating data communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device when detecting based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
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Publication number: 20200029214Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2017Publication date: January 23, 2020Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Publication number: 20190253883Abstract: A device for authenticating a user is described that comprises a sensor configured to measure the movement of a user in response to the interaction of the user with a displayed image and controller circuitry configured to authenticate the user in response to a positive comparison between the movement of the user and a stored movement associated with the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2017Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Conor Aylward, Hugo Embrechts, Dimitri Torfs
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Publication number: 20190058994Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electronic device which comprises a circuitry configured to authenticate a second electronic device when the circuitry detects based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method comprising authenticating data communication between a first electronic device and a second electronic device when detecting based on a privacy preserving algorithm that the two electronic devices are associated with the same body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2018Publication date: February 21, 2019Applicant: Sony CorporationInventors: Hugo EMBRECHTS, Dimitri Torfs, Conor Aylward
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Publication number: 20150266391Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2015Publication date: September 24, 2015Applicant: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tom HOSTYN, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken
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Publication number: 20110246259Abstract: A method is provided for managing energy. The method comprises collecting information relating to amounts of energy stored by a plurality of members of a group, and relating to energy requirements of the members. The method further comprises determining a price for distributing energy to a non-member of the group, determining whether to supply energy stored by the members to the non-member at the determined price, and issuing instructions to distribute energy upon determining that energy stored by the plurality of members should be supplied to the non-member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: Tom Hostyn, Philip Marivoet, Yoeri Apts, Christopher Rutherford, Vanessa Schelkens, Dimitri Torfs, Francis Van Aeken