Patents by Inventor Francis J. McClernon

Francis J. McClernon 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).

  • Systems and methods for defining a geographic position of an object or event based on a geographic position of a computing device and a user gesture
    Patent number: 9429432
    Abstract: Systems and methods for computing a geographic position of an object or event based on a geographic position of a computing device and a user gesture are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a geographic position of a computing device. The method also includes receiving a user gesture on the computing device to indicate a direction towards a location from the computing device. Further, the method includes defining a geographic position of the location based on the geographic position of the computing device and the user gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: Duke University
    Inventors: Francis J. McClernon, Romit Roy Choudhury
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEFINING A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF AN OBJECT OR EVENT BASED ON A GEOGRAPHIC POSITION OF A COMPUTING DEVICE AND A USER GESTURE
    Publication number: 20140365111
    Abstract: Systems and methods for computing a geographic position of an object or event based on a geographic position of a computing device and a user gesture are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method includes determining a geographic position of a computing device. The method also includes receiving a user gesture on the computing device to indicate a direction towards a location from the computing device. Further, the method includes defining a geographic position of the location based on the geographic position of the computing device and the user gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Francis J. McClernon, Romit Roy Choudhury