Patents by Inventor Donald Butts

Donald Butts 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).

  • Patent number: 9639968
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating an augmented view of a location of interest for a user. The technique includes determining an image capture location based on the location of interest, and determining an image capture direction based on the image capture location. The technique further includes receiving an image associated with the image capture location and the image capture direction. The technique further includes processing the image based on a line of sight associated with a location of the user to generate a processed image and displaying the processed image to the user. Advantageously, the disclosed techniques enable a user to see through obstructions in the surrounding environment to view a location of interest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Seon Man Kim, Rajesh Khandelwal, Donald Butts
  • Patent number: 9390567
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, by, responsive to receiving a vehicle event notification by a computing system in a vehicle, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode, sending, to a user, a user notification generated responsive to the vehicle event notification, and returning the computing system to the sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Seonman Kim, Rajesh Khandelwal, Donald Butts
  • Publication number: 20150235398
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for generating an augmented view of a location of interest for a user. The technique includes determining an image capture location based on the location of interest, and determining an image capture direction based on the image capture location. The technique further includes receiving an image associated with the image capture location and the image capture direction. The technique further includes processing the image based on a line of sight associated with a location of the user to generate a processed image and displaying the processed image to the user. Advantageously, the disclosed techniques enable a user to see through obstructions in the surrounding environment to view a location of interest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2014
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: Seon Man KIM, Rajesh KHANDELWAL, Donald BUTTS
  • Publication number: 20150221142
    Abstract: System, method, and computer program product to perform an operation, by, responsive to receiving a vehicle event notification by a computing system in a vehicle, switching the computing system from a sleep mode to an active mode, sending, to a user, a user notification generated responsive to the vehicle event notification, and returning the computing system to the sleep mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Seonman Kim, Rajesh Khandelwal, Donald Butts
  • Publication number: 20150220991
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products to perform an operation, by selecting a digital content based on an advertising context, and outputting at least a portion of the selected digital content for display on a transparent display proximate to a window of a display vehicle, whereby the digital content is viewable from a perspective external to the display vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Harman International Industries, Incorporated
    Inventors: Donald Butts, Rajesh Khandelwal, Seonman Kim