Patents by Inventor George Higa

George Higa 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 system for providing a haptic computer interface
    Patent number: 8368566
    Abstract: A method and system of an embodiment may include a system comprising a touch screen display panel, and a tactile panel with one or more raised surfaces wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more raised surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: George Higa
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A HAPTIC COMPUTER INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20110175838
    Abstract: A method and system of an embodiment may include a system comprising a touch screen display panel, and a tactile panel with one or more raised surfaces wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more raised surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2011
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing, Inc.
    Inventor: George HIGA
  • Haptic computer interface
    Patent number: 7952498
    Abstract: A method and system of an embodiment may include a system comprising a touch screen display panel, and a tactile panel with one or more raised surfaces wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more raised surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: George Higa
  • Haptic Computer Interface
    Publication number: 20090002140
    Abstract: A method and system of an embodiment may include a system comprising a touch screen display panel, and a tactile panel with one or more raised surfaces wherein the touch screen display panel is positioned on top of the tactile panel and the tactile panel creates one or more raised surfaces on the touch screen display panel providing tactile information to a user of the touch screen display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: VERIZON DATA SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: George Higa