Patents by Inventor Evan Hildreth

Evan Hildreth 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: 11960706
    Abstract: An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 11954265
    Abstract: A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the user is aligned with the central region. A gesture of the user is recognized, and, based on the recognized gesture, the display of the graphical user interface is altered and an application control is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Evan Hildreth, Francis Bernard Macdougall
  • Publication number: 20230110688
    Abstract: An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2022
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Publication number: 20230108753
    Abstract: A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the user is aligned with the central region. A gesture of the user is recognized, and, based on the recognized gesture, the display of the graphical user interface is altered and an application control is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Evan HILDRETH, Francis Bernard MACDOUGALL
  • Patent number: 11561620
    Abstract: A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the user is aligned with the central region. A gesture of the user is recognized, and, based on the recognized gesture, the display of the graphical user interface is altered and an application control is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Evan Hildreth, Francis Bernard Macdougall
  • Patent number: 11500514
    Abstract: An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 11037322
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for capturing images of a game by an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). A processor of the UAV may determine game play rules of the game. The processor may predict a game action based on the determined game play rules. The processor may determine a position from which to capture an image of the game based on the predicted game action, and may move the UAV to the determined position to enable the UAV to capture of an image of the game from the determined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 10687050
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are provided for processing image data captured by a first device for display on a second device. For example, a range of predicted orientations of the second device can be determined. A predicted field-of-view of the second device can then be determined. The predicted field-of-view corresponds to the range of predicted orientations of the second device. The predicted field-of-view can be transmitted to the first device. Cropped image data may then be received from the first device, which includes image data cropped to include the predicted field-of-view. An updated orientation of the second device can be determined, and an updated field-of-view within the cropped image data can be determined that corresponds to the updated orientation of the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Publication number: 20200117322
    Abstract: An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Evan HILDRETH
  • Patent number: 10509536
    Abstract: An enhanced control, in which a guide line is defined relative to an object in a user interface, items aligned with the guide line are displayed without obscuring the object. A selected item is output based on receiving a selection of one of the displayed items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Publication number: 20190180468
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for capturing images of a game by an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). A processor of the UAV may determine game play rules of the game. The processor may predict a game action based on the determined game play rules. The processor may determine a position from which to capture an image of the game based on the predicted game action, and may move the UAV to the determined position to enable the UAV to capture of an image of the game from the determined position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventor: Evan HILDRETH
  • Patent number: 10268339
    Abstract: Enhanced camera-based input, in which a detection region surrounding a user is defined in an image of the user within a scene, and a position of an object (such as a hand) within the detection region is detected. Additionally, a control (such as a key of a virtual keyboard) in a user interface is interacted with based on the detected position of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 10269133
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for capturing images of a game by an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). A processor of the UAV may determine game play rules of the game. The processor may determine a location of the game object. The processor may calculate a position from which to capture an image of the game based on the determined game play rules and the location of the game object. The processor may capture an image of the game from the calculated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 10146298
    Abstract: Enhanced handheld screen-sensing pointing, in which a handheld device captures a camera image of one or more fiducials rendered by a display device, and a position or an angle of the one or more fiducials in the captured camera image is determined. A position on the display device that the handheld device is aimed towards is determined based at least on the determined position or angle of the one or more fiducials in the camera image, and an application is controlled based on the determined position on the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Publication number: 20180275767
    Abstract: A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the user is aligned with the central region. A gesture of the user is recognized, and, based on the recognized gesture, the display of the graphical user interface is altered and an application control is outputted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Evan HILDRETH, Francis Bernard MACDOUGALL
  • Publication number: 20180262687
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer-readable media are provided for processing image data captured by a first device for display on a second device. For example, a range of predicted orientations of the second device can be determined. A predicted field-of-view of the second device can then be determined. The predicted field-of-view corresponds to the range of predicted orientations of the second device. The predicted field-of-view can be transmitted to the first device. Cropped image data may then be received from the first device, which includes image data cropped to include the predicted field-of-view. An updated orientation of the second device can be determined, and an updated field-of-view within the cropped image data can be determined that corresponds to the updated orientation of the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 10025390
    Abstract: A representation of a user can move with respect to a graphical user interface based on input of a user. The graphical user interface comprises a central region and interaction elements disposed outside of the central region. The interaction elements are not shown until the representation of the user is aligned with the central region. A gesture of the user is recognized, and, based on the recognized gesture, the display of the graphical user interface is altered and an application control is outputted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Evan Hildreth, Francis MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20180189971
    Abstract: Embodiments include devices and methods for capturing images of a game by an unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV). A processor of the UAV may determine game play rules of the game. The processor may determine a location of the game object. The processor may calculate a position from which to capture an image of the game based on the determined game play rules and the location of the game object. The processor may capture an image of the game from the calculated position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 9986293
    Abstract: Access to an electronic media device may be controlled based on media settings of users experiencing content using the electronic media device. Users or attributes of the users experiencing content using the electronic media device may be automatically identified and access to the electronic media device may be automatically controlled based on media settings associated with the identified users and/or attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth
  • Patent number: 9772689
    Abstract: Enhanced image viewing, in which a user's gesture is recognized from first and second images, an interaction command corresponding to the recognized user's gesture is determined, and, based on the determined interaction command, an image object displayed in a user interface is manipulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventor: Evan Hildreth