Patents by Inventor Elif Karakaya

Elif Karakaya 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: 9418460
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method including storing in a memory presentation data, including image data, processing the image data to generate positioning data for positioning the image on a presentation in accordance with a plurality of image positioning techniques, and selecting positioning data for positioning the image in accordance with at least one of the plurality of image positioning techniques. A user interface, which may be graphical, permits a user to toggle through the positions generated by the various techniques, and to lock the image in a desired position. Also disclosed are a system and a computer-usable storage medium having instructions thereon for implementing the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Mark Charles Davis, Elif Karakaya, Scott Edwards Kelso, Steven Richard Perrin
  • Patent number: 9197760
    Abstract: A mobile networked device includes a processor, a control program stored on a computer readable medium, a sensor to detect whether the networked device is being held by a user, and wherein the control program receives signals from the sensor and places the device into an in-hand mode when the received signals are representative of the user holding the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Elif Karakaya, Robert A. Bowser, Scott Edwards Kelso, Jian Li, Bradley Park Strazisar, Song Erin Wang, Jianbang Zhang
  • Patent number: 9106717
    Abstract: For speaking participant identification, a communication module simulates a virtual communication channel for each participant in a media conference. An identification module identifies a speaking participant. The communication module further communicates audio input over the virtual communication channel for the speaking participant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Mark Charles Davis, Elif Karakaya, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • Publication number: 20150161937
    Abstract: A method includes receiving information identifying overlap of multiple overlapping screens of display devices, determining a screen size corresponding to the overlapping screens, determining pixels to display on each overlapping display screen, and sending the determined pixels to each display screen to display images on the display screens corresponding to the determined screen size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard J. Locker, Elif Karakaya, Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch, Matthew Price Roper
  • Patent number: 9019218
    Abstract: An apparatus for establishing an input region for sensor input includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a recognizing module recognizes a control gesture sensed by a sensor. The machine-readable code includes an establishing module establishes an input region for sensor input in response to the recognition module recognizing the control gesture. The input region includes a confined region of a total sensing area sensed by the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, John Miles Hunt, Hiroshi Ito, Elif Karakaya
  • Publication number: 20150095771
    Abstract: A system and method include determining a context of a user via a mobile device having a processor and a memory device, selecting a journal using the processor based on the determined context of the user, determining an application corresponding to the journal using the processor, and opening the selected journal in the loaded application using the processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Elif Karakaya, Howard J. Locker, Matthew Lloyd Hagenbuch, Matthew Price Roper
  • Publication number: 20150023221
    Abstract: For speaking participant identification, a communication module simulates a virtual communication channel for each participant in a media conference. An identification module identifies a speaking participant. The communication module further communicates audio input over the virtual communication channel for the speaking participant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Mark Charles Davis, Elif Karakaya, Scott Edwards Kelso
  • Publication number: 20140282149
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method including storing in a memory presentation data, including image data, processing the image data to generate positioning data for positioning the image on a presentation in accordance with a plurality of image positioning techniques, and selecting positioning data for positioning the image in accordance with at least one of the plurality of image positioning techniques. A user interface, which may be graphical, permits a user to toggle through the positions generated by the various techniques, and to lock the image in a desired position. Also disclosed are a system and a computer-usable storage medium having instructions thereon for implementing the method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon NICHOLSON, Mark Charles DAVIS, Elif KARAKAYA, Scott Edwards KELSO, Steven Richard PERRIN
  • Publication number: 20140194159
    Abstract: A mobile networked device includes a processor, a control program stored on a computer readable medium, a sensor to detect whether the networked device is being held by a user, and wherein the control program receives signals from the sensor and places the device into an in-hand mode when the received signals are representative of the user holding the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2013
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Elif Karakaya, Robert A. Bowser, Scott Edwards Kelso, Jian Li, Bradley Park Strazisar, Song Erin Wang, Jianban Zhang
  • Publication number: 20130345842
    Abstract: An aspect provides a method, including: detecting that a first earphone and a second earphone are not both positioned in a listening position with respect to a user; generating a signal in response to detecting that a first earphone and a second earphone are not both positioned in a listening position with respect a user; and in response to the generated signal, halting an application on a device providing audio to the first earphone and second earphone. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2012
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Elif Karakaya, John Weldon Nicholson, John Miles Hunt, Song Wang
  • Publication number: 20130257750
    Abstract: An apparatus for establishing an input region for sensor input includes a storage device storing machine-readable code and a processor executing the machine-readable code. The machine-readable code includes a recognizing module recognizes a control gesture sensed by a sensor. The machine-readable code includes an establishing module establishes an input region for sensor input in response to the recognition module recognizing the control gesture. The input region includes a confined region of a total sensing area sensed by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2012
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE, LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, John Miles Hunt, Hiroshi Ito, Elif Karakaya