Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Bowman

Douglas A. Bowman 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).

  • Command Processing Using Multimodal Signal Analysis
    Publication number: 20210081650
    Abstract: A first set of signals corresponding to a first signal modality (such as the direction of a gaze) during a time interval is collected from an individual. A second set of signals corresponding to a different signal modality (such as hand-pointing gestures made by the individual) is also collected. In response to a command, where the command does not identify a particular object to which the command is directed, the first and second set of signals is used to identify candidate objects of interest, and an operation associated with a selected object from the candidates is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf Kienzle, Douglas A. Bowman
  • Command processing using multimodal signal analysis
    Patent number: 10832031
    Abstract: A first set of signals corresponding to a first signal modality (such as the direction of a gaze) during a time interval is collected from an individual. A second set of signals corresponding to a different signal modality (such as hand-pointing gestures made by the individual) is also collected. In response to a command, where the command does not identify a particular object to which the command is directed, the first and second set of signals is used to identify candidate objects of interest, and an operation associated with a selected object from the candidates is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf Kienzle, Douglas A. Bowman
  • COMMAND PROCESSING USING MULTIMODAL SIGNAL ANALYSIS
    Publication number: 20180046851
    Abstract: A first set of signals corresponding to a first signal modality (such as the direction of a gaze) during a time interval is collected from an individual. A second set of signals corresponding to a different signal modality (such as hand-pointing gestures made by the individual) is also collected. In response to a command, where the command does not identify a particular object to which the command is directed, the first and second set of signals is used to identify candidate objects of interest, and an operation associated with a selected object from the candidates is performed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2017
    Publication date: February 15, 2018
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Wolf Kienzle, Douglas A. Bowman