Patents by Inventor Douglas Alexander Harper Orr

Douglas Alexander Harper Orr 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).

  • Publication number: 20170199664
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods that model a user's interaction with a user interface. There is provided a data input system, comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive user input. The system comprises a plurality of models, each of which relates previous user input events corresponding to a target to that target. An input probability generator is configured to generate, in association with the plurality of models, a probability that a user input event corresponds to a particular target. There is also provided a method of modeling a target of a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input, by modeling for each target previous user input events which correspond to that target. Furthermore, there is provided a method of inputting data into a system comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Patent number: 9639266
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method that models a user's interaction with a user interface. There is provided a data input system, comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive user input. The system comprises a plurality of models, each of which relates previous user input events corresponding to a target to that target. An input probability generator is configured to generate, in association with the plurality of models, a probability that a user input event corresponds to a particular target. There is also provided a method of modelling a target of a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input, by modelling for each target previous user input events which correspond to that target. Furthermore, there is provided a method of inputting data into a system comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Touchtype Limited
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20170102869
    Abstract: A system comprising a feature identification means configured to generate one or more features from a plurality of samples, wherein each of the plurality of samples are sampled at a different time and correspond to a location of a single continuous gesture on a gesture-sensitive keyboard as the gesture is being performed and, wherein each of the one or more features relates to one of a plurality of targets of the gesture sensitive keyboard that a user may have intended to input when performing the gesture. The system comprises a prediction means configured to predict one or more terms from the one or more features, the prediction means comprising a prefix tree generating means configured to generate a prefix tree of terms which includes the one or more features, a path finding means configured to find one or more paths through the prefix tree of terms given the one or more features, and a predictor. A corresponding method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin MEDLOCK, James Aley, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Patent number: 9563348
    Abstract: A system and method for inputting text A system (10) comprising a feature identification means (2) configured to generate one or more features (12) from a plurality of samples (11), wherein each of the plurality of samples (11) are sampled at a different time and correspond to a location of a single continuous gesture on a gesture-sensitive keyboard as the gesture is being performed and, wherein each of the one or more features (12) relates to one of a plurality of targets of the gesture sensitive keyboard that a user may have intended to input when performing the gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: TOUCHTYPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, James Aley, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20160328377
    Abstract: Systems comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user and a text prediction engine configured to receive the input text and generate text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise a general language model and a context-specific language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions from the general language model and the context-specific language model and combine the text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise first and second language models and a first context-specific weighting factor associated with the first language model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas SPENCER, Páidí CREED, Benjamin William MEDLOCK, Douglas Alexander Harper ORR
  • Publication number: 20160283464
    Abstract: A text prediction engine, a system comprising a text prediction engine, and a method for generating sequence predictions. The text prediction engine, system and method generate multiple sequence predictions based on evidence sources and models, with each sequence prediction having a sequence and associated probability estimate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Benjamin MEDLOCK, Douglas Alexander Harper ORR
  • Patent number: 9424246
    Abstract: Systems comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user and a text prediction engine configured to receive the input text and generate text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise a general language model and a context-specific language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions from the general language model and the context-specific language model and combine the text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise first and second language models and a first context-specific weighting factor associated with the first language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: TouchType Ltd.
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Spencer, Páidí Creed, Benjamin William Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Patent number: 9384185
    Abstract: A text prediction engine, a system comprising a text prediction engine, and a method for generating sequence predictions. The text prediction engine, system and method generate a final set of sequence predictions, each with an associated probability value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: TouchType Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20140359515
    Abstract: A system and method for inputting text A system (10) comprising a feature identification means (2) configured to generate one or more features (12) from a plurality of samples (11), wherein each of the plurality of samples (11) are sampled at a different time and correspond to a location of a single continuous gesture on a gesture-sensitive keyboard as the gesture is being performed and, wherein each of the one or more features (12) relates to one of a plurality of targets of the gesture sensitive keyboard that a user may have intended to input when performing the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, James Aley, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20140297267
    Abstract: Systems comprising a user interface configured to receive text input by a user and a text prediction engine configured to receive the input text and generate text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise a general language model and a context-specific language model. The text prediction engine is configured to generate text predictions from the general language model and the context-specific language model and combine the text predictions. The text prediction engine may comprise first and second language models and a first context-specific weighting factor associated with the first language model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen Thomas Spencer, Páidí Creed, Benjamin William Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20140108994
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method that models a user's interaction with a user interface. There is provided a data input system, comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive user input. The system comprises a plurality of models, each of which relates previous user input events corresponding to a target to that target. An input probability generator is configured to generate, in association with the plurality of models, a probability that a user input event corresponds to a particular target. There is also provided a method of modelling a target of a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input, by modelling for each target previous user input events which correspond to that target. Furthermore, there is provided a method of inputting data into a system comprising a user interface having a plurality of targets and being configured to receive input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: TOUCHTYPE LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr
  • Publication number: 20130253912
    Abstract: A text prediction engine, a system comprising a text prediction engine, and a method for generating sequence predictions. The text prediction engine, system and method generate a final set of sequence predictions, each with an associated probability value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: TOUCHTYPE LTD.
    Inventors: Benjamin Medlock, Douglas Alexander Harper Orr