Patents by Inventor Fergal Clarke

Fergal Clarke 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).

  • Swipe mechanism
    Patent number: 10181017
    Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a touchscreen display operatively coupled to the processor; a sensor operatively coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to render targets to the touchscreen display, receive, via the touchscreen display, pattern information associated with the targets, receive sensor information via the sensor, and transition the device from a locked state to an unlocked state based at least in part on stored pattern information, the received pattern information and the received sensor information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fergal Clarke, Carlos Munoz-Bustamante, Douglas Warren Robinson
  • SWIPE MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20170169199
    Abstract: A device can include a processor; memory operatively coupled to the processor; a touchscreen display operatively coupled to the processor; a sensor operatively coupled to the processor; and instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to render targets to the touchscreen display, receive, via the touchscreen display, pattern information associated with the targets, receive sensor information via the sensor, and transition the device from a locked state to an unlocked state based at least in part on stored pattern information, the received pattern information and the received sensor information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicant: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Fergal Clarke, Carlos Munoz-Bustamante, Douglas Warren Robinson