Patents by Inventor Elisa Vargas

Elisa Vargas 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USER INTERFACE ADAPTATION111
    Publication number: 20070236460
    Abstract: A method (FIG. 1 ) and apparatus (205) for user interface adaptation determines (110) a handedness of a user who is operating the handheld device, and changes (115) physical aspects of at least one touch target of a user touch interface of the handheld device to adapt to the handedness of the user when the handedness of the user is different than a current handedness of user touch interface of the handheld device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2006
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.
    Inventors: Hoi Young, Michael Bohan, Steven Herbst, Conor O'Sullivan, Chad Phipps, Elisa Vargas
  • User interface stabilization method and system
    Publication number: 20070216641
    Abstract: Methods (800, 1000) and a corresponding system (100, 200) are configured for mitigating effects of motion induced variability caused by a user or the environment while the user interacts with a device. One method includes determining whether stabilization of input data is required and if so applying stabilization and outputting or displaying the stabilized data. Another method includes monitoring input data and moving a display element as well as a target element based on the input data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hoi Young, Michael Bohan, Conor O'Sullivan, Chad Phipps, Elisa Vargas