Patents by Inventor Edward Lank

Edward Lank 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: 20240069701
    Abstract: Methods, devices, and processor-readable media for scaling up graphical user interface (GUI) elements on a smart watch touchscreen based on the initial position of a stroke gesture, thereby facilitating selection, by a user, of a target GUI element. The user only needs to perform one stroke action to select the desired target. During the procedure, GUI elements of the main screen are scaled up to make target selection easier, and the GUI elements are automatically reset to their original size when the procedure is complete. To achieve this result, a “stroke with initial position” gesture is used to select a target.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Zhe LIU, Qiang XU, Hanaë RATEAU, Damien MASSON, Edward LANK
  • Publication number: 20230116341
    Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for controlling a selection focus of a user interface using gestures, in particular mid-air hand gestures, are described. A hand is detected within a defined activation region in a first frame of video data. The detected hand is tracked to determine a tracked location of the detected hand in at least a second frame of video data. A control signal is outputted to control the selection focus to focus on a target in the user interface, where movement of the selection focus is controlled based on a displacement between the tracked location and a reference location in the activation region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventors: Futian ZHANG, Edward LANK, Sachi MIZOBUCHI, Gaganpreet SINGH, Wei ZHOU, Wei LI
  • Publication number: 20150343302
    Abstract: A remotely-controlled vehicle skill structure that functions in combination with a remotely-controlled vehicle, such as a helicopter. The structure has at least one platform from which extends a vertical support. Attached to the vertical support is a skill element such as a landing pad, a ring, a semi-ring or a geometric opening. Preferably, the structure has multiple platforms in a multi-tiered design, with multiple skill elements extending upward and outward. A person operating a remotely-controlled helicopter performs various skill-requiring maneuvers including landing on the landing pad(s) and flying through the ring(s) and/or geometric openings. Feedback is provided in the form of lights, sounds and/or displayed information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Inventors: Edward Lank, Dan DelBagno
  • Patent number: 7093202
    Abstract: A graphical input and display system having a user interface for selecting and creating image object elements includes input devices permitting a user to manipulate elements of electronic images. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image object selection operations and also accesses a memory structure. The system memory structure includes a user interaction module, which allows a user to select image objects, an image object selection module for interpreting imprecise image object selection paths, and data memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Saund, Edward Lank, David J. Fleet, James V. Mahoney, Daniel L. Larner, Thomas P. Moran
  • Patent number: 7036077
    Abstract: A graphical input and display system for creating and manipulating image object(s) includes input devices permitting a user to select elements of image object(s) received from various image input sources. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image editing operations and also accesses a user interaction module which enables the user to enter new image material or select and modify existing image material without pre-selecting an input mode. The system data memory structure includes a displayed objects data structure, and internal state data structure, and a selected material data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Saund, Edward Lank
  • Publication number: 20030182630
    Abstract: A graphical input and display system for creating and manipulating image object(s) includes input devices permitting a user to select elements of image object(s) received from various image input sources. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image editing operations and also accesses a user interaction module which enables the user to enter new image material or select and modify existing image material without pre-selecting an input mode. The system data memory structure includes a displayed objects data structure, and internal state data structure, and a selected material data structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Saund, Edward Lank
  • Publication number: 20030179202
    Abstract: A graphical input and display system having a user interface for selecting and creating image object elements includes input devices permitting a user to manipulate elements of electronic images. A processor, connected to the system, receives requests for various image object selection operations and also accesses a memory structure. The system memory structure includes a user interaction module, which allows a user to select image objects, an image object selection module for interpreting imprecise image object selection paths, and data memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Saund, Edward Lank, David J. Fleet, James V. Mahoney, Daniel L. Larner, Thomas P. Moran