Patents by Inventor Gavin Gear
Gavin Gear 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).
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Patent number: 10373475Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Publication number: 20180089986Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Inventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Patent number: 9852602Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2017Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Publication number: 20170213442Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2017Publication date: July 27, 2017Inventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Patent number: 9652967Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC.Inventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Publication number: 20160117911Abstract: Methods and a computing device are disclosed. A computing device may aggregate a number of inputs indicative of a presence or an absence of a human being within a proximity of the computing device. A source of at least one of the inputs may be a human presence sensor. A source of other inputs may provide an indication of the presence of a human being with corresponding estimated probabilities or corresponding estimated reliabilities which may provide an estimate of an accuracy of respective indications. In some embodiments, if any of the number of inputs indicate the presence of a human being, the computing device may determine that a human being is present. In other embodiments, if a corresponding estimated probability or reliability of an input is less than a predetermined value, then the input may be discarded when determining whether a human being is present.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2015Publication date: April 28, 2016Inventors: Gavin Gear, Nikhil Subramanian, Kevin Paulson, Jason Scott, Milos Petrbok
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Patent number: 8508553Abstract: A system may allow an initial viewing adjustment curve set at a factory to be adjusted by a user, and the adjustment may pull the viewing adjustment curve in a particular direction, but may not result in a multistep, jerky viewing adjustment curve. The curve of the viewing adjustment curve may remain a curve, but, through the use of regions and smoothing, the viewing adjustment curve may retain its curve design.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2009Date of Patent: August 13, 2013Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Steven P. Dodge, Zheng Wang, Xu Chen, Gavin Gear
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Publication number: 20100295873Abstract: A system may allow an initial viewing adjustment curve set at a factory to be adjusted by a user, and the adjustment may pull the viewing adjustment curve in a particular direction, but may not result in a multistep, jerky viewing adjustment curve. The curve of the viewing adjustment curve may remain a curve, but, through the use of regions and smoothing, the viewing adjustment curve may retain its curve design.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Steven P. Dodge, Zheng Wang, Xu Chen, Gavin Gear
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Publication number: 20090320143Abstract: A sensor application programming interface (API) is capable of restricting an application's access to sensor data measured by a sensor, while at the same time providing access to sensor properties of the sensor, even if access has not been granted to the application for the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATIONInventors: Gavin Gear, Gregory Parks, Daniel Polivy, Trevor Armstrong, Frank Chen, Prasanna Kumar Padmanabhan
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Publication number: 20060212802Abstract: A system and process for enabling updates of an ink analysis document model are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jamie Wakeam, Subha Bhattacharyay, Gavin Gear, Timothy Kannapel, Todd Landstad, Sebastian Poulose, Zoltan Szilagyi, Jerome Turner, Haiyong Wang
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Publication number: 20060210173Abstract: A system and method for assisting with analysis and recognition of ink is described. Analysis hints may be associated with a field. The field may receive electronic ink. Based on the identity of the field and the analysis hint associated with it, at least one of analysis and recognition of ink may be assisted.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2005Publication date: September 21, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Benoit Jurion, Gavin Gear, Jamie Wakeam, Timothy Kannapel, Todd Landstad, Sebastian Poulose, Zoltan Szilagyi, Lidia Schwarz, Roman Snytsar, Sashi Raghupathy, Subha Bhattacharyay, Richard Duncan, Terri Chudzik, Amber Race, Jerome Turner, Haiyong Wang, Herry Sutanto
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Publication number: 20060147117Abstract: An application programming interface instantiates an ink analyzer object that receives document data for a document containing electronic ink content from a software application hosting the document and running on a first processing thread. The ink analyzer object then employs the first thread to make a copy of the document data, provides the copy of the document data to an electronic ink analysis process, and returns control of the first processing thread to the analysis process. After the analysis process has analyzed the electronic ink, the ink analyzer object reconciles the results of the analysis process with current document data for the document.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Jamie Wakeam, Gavin Gear, Jerome Turner, Sebastian Poulose, Subha Bhattacharyay, Todd Landstad, Roman Snystar, Timothy Kannapel, Jennifer Teed, Erin Devoy