Patents by Inventor Greg Ellis
Greg Ellis 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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Publication number: 20240330906Abstract: Techniques for enforcing transfer restrictions on a regulated securities token include configuring, an account associated with a cryptocurrency wallet to receive a securities token by setting one or more transfer restrictions based in part on one or more identified characteristics associated with the account. Requests to transfer the securities token to a recipient account associated with a regulated transfer group are managed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 28, 2024Publication date: October 3, 2024Inventors: Mark Ellis, Jerad Finck, Mike Mumola, Greg Parker
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Publication number: 20230334353Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input data received from disparate input data systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Melanie D. COURTRIGHT, Vincent P. DEROBERTIS, Michael D. BIGBY, William C. ROBINSON, Greg ELLIS, Heidi D.E. WILTON, John R. ROTHWELL, Jeremy S. ANTONIUK
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Patent number: 11693521Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Jonathan Moeller, Nidhi Rathi, Jianyi Liu, Yao Ding, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
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Patent number: 11681938Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input data received from disparate input data systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input data.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: RESEARCH NOW GROUP, LLCInventors: Melanie D. Courtright, Vincent P. Derobertis, Michael D. Bigby, William C. Robinson, Greg Ellis, Heidi D. E. Wilton, John R. Rothwell, Jeremy S. Antoniuk
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Publication number: 20220179510Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: June 9, 2022Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Jonathan Moeller, Nidhi Rathi, Jianyi Liu, Yao Ding, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
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Patent number: 11294511Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Jonathan Moeller, Nidhi Rathi, Jianyi Liu, Yao Ding, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
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Publication number: 20220012615Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input data received from disparate input data systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2021Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Melanie D. COURTRIGHT, Vincent P. DEROBERTIS, Michael D. BIGBY, William C. ROBINSON, Greg ELLIS, Heidi D.E. WILTON, John R. ROTHWELL, Jeremy S. ANTONIUK
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Patent number: 11087231Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input data received from disparate input data systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input data.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Research Now Group, LLCInventors: Melanie D. Courtright, Vincent P. Derobertis, Michael D. Bigby, William C. Robinson, Greg Ellis, Heidi D. E. Wilton, John R. Rothwell, Jeremy S. Antoniuk
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Publication number: 20200118023Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input data received from disparate input data systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input data.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Inventors: Melanie D. COURTRIGHT, Vincent P. DEROBERTIS, Michael D. BIGBY, William C. ROBINSON, Greg ELLIS, Heidi D.E. WILTON, John R. ROTHWELL, Jeremy S. ANTONIUK
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Publication number: 20190377440Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2019Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Jonathan Moeller, Nidhi Rathi, Jianyi Liu, Yao Ding, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
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Patent number: 10504032Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input signals received from disparate input signal systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input signals.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: Research Now Group, LLCInventors: Melanie D. Courtright, Vincent P. Derobertis, Michael D. Bigby, William C. Robinson, Greg Ellis, Heidi D. E. Wilton, John R. Rothwell, Jeremy S. Antoniuk
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Patent number: 10402020Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for detecting twist input with an interactive cord. An interactive cord may be constructed with one or more conductive yarns wrapped around a cable in a first direction (e.g., clockwise), and one or more conductive yarns wrapped around the cable in a second direction that is opposite the first direction (e.g., counter-clockwise). A controller measures one or more capacitance values associated with the conductive yarns. In response to detecting a change in the one or more capacitance values, the controller determines that the change in the capacitance values corresponds to twist input caused by the user twisting the interactive cord. Then, the controller initiates one or more functions based on the twist input, such as by controlling audio to a headset by increasing or decreasing the volume, scrolling through menu items, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2016Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Jonathan Moeller, Nidhi Rathi, Jianyi Liu, Yao Ding, Chi Kin Benjamin Leung
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Patent number: 10149036Abstract: This document describes techniques and devices for preventing false positives with an interactive cord. An interactive cord includes a cable, and fabric cover that covers the cable. The fabric cover includes one or more conductive threads woven into the fabric cover to form one or more capacitive touchpoints which are configured to enable reception of touch input that causes a change in capacitance to the one or more conductive threads. A controller, implemented at the interactive cord or a computing device coupled to the interactive cord, can detect the change in capacitance and trigger one or more functions associated with the one or more capacitive touchpoints. In one or more implementations, the interactive cord is designed to prevent “false positives” which may occur from accidental contact with the touchpoints, such as when the interactive cord makes contact with the user's body or a conductive surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman
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Patent number: 10111304Abstract: This document describes an interactive cord with integrated light sources. An interactive cord includes a cable, a cover that covers the cable, and a plurality of light sources integrated into the cover. The cover includes capacitive touchpoints that enable reception of touch input that causes a change in capacitance to one or more conductive threads effective to trigger a function at a computing device. Different conductive threads can be used at different capacitive touchpoints to trigger different functions. The light sources are configured to indicate a position of a respective capacitive touchpoint on the cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman
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Patent number: 10047459Abstract: This document describes interactive cords. An interactive cord includes a cable, and fabric cover that covers the cable. The fabric cover includes one or more conductive threads woven into the fabric cover to form one or more capacitive touchpoints which are configured to enable reception of touch input that causes a change in capacitance to the one or more conductive threads. A controller, implemented at the interactive cord or a computing device coupled to the interactive cord, can detect the change in capacitance and trigger one or more functions associated with the one or more capacitive touchpoints. For example, when implemented as a cord for a headset, the controller can control audio to the headset, such as by playing the audio, pausing the audio, adjusting the volume of the audio, skipping ahead in the audio, skipping backwards in the audio, skipping to additional audio, and so forth.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 14, 2018Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman
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Publication number: 20180049296Abstract: This document describes an interactive cord with integrated light sources. An interactive cord includes a cable, a cover that covers the cable, and a plurality of light sources integrated into the cover. The cover includes capacitive touchpoints that enable reception of touch input that causes a change in capacitance to one or more conductive threads effective to trigger a function at a computing device. Different conductive threads can be used at different capacitive touchpoints to trigger different functions. The light sources are configured to indicate a position of a respective capacitive touchpoint on the cover.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Applicant: Google LLCInventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman
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Patent number: 9807852Abstract: This document describes an interactive cord with integrated light sources. An interactive cord includes a cable, and a fabric cover that covers the cable. The fabric cover includes one or more conductive threads woven into the fabric cover to form one or more capacitive touchpoints which are configured to enable reception of touch input. The fabric cover further includes one or more light sources. A controller, implemented at the interactive cord or a computing device coupled to the interactive cord, can detect touch input to a capacitive touchpoint and trigger one or more functions. In addition, the controller can control the light sources to output light to visually indicate a position of the capacitive touchpoint on the fabric cover and/or to provide feedback by outputting light responsive to detecting touch input to a respective capacitive touchpoint.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Thad Eugene Starner, Karissa A. Sawyer, Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman
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Publication number: 20170286542Abstract: This disclosure is directed to an apparatus for intelligent matching of disparate input signals received from disparate input signal systems in a complex computing network for establishing targeted communication to a computing device associated with the intelligently matched disparate input signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2017Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Melanie D. COURTRIGHT, Vincent P. DEROBERTIS, Michael D. BIGBY, William C. ROBINSON, Greg ELLIS, Heidi D.E. WILTON, John R. ROTHWELL, Jeremy S. ANTONIUK
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Patent number: 8803831Abstract: A chording sheath device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the chording sheath device includes an outer shell configured to be removeably attached to a computing device, a plurality of input elements, and a plurality of mechanical elements in communication with the plurality of input elements. The mechanical elements are configured to press on a touch screen of the computing device in response to chorded input received on the input elements.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Greg Ellis Priest-Dorman, Thad Eugene Starner
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Patent number: 5422785Abstract: A computer is provided with a pair of internal PCMCIA card connection chambers opening outwardly through a pair of housing side wall slots through which PCMCIA cards may be inserted into and withdrawn from the chambers. To facilitate the disconnection and withdrawal of the inserted cards each chamber is provided with a mechanically leveraged card ejector mechanism positioned within a thin space between the facing sides of the inserted card and a housing wall portion of the chamber, and disposed essentially entirely within the peripheral footprint of the inserted card. Each ejector mechanism includes a manually operable actuating plate slidably disposed on the outer side of the computer housing, a card receiving/ejection plate overlying the actuating plate within the housing, and a lever plate sandwiched between the actuating plate and receiving/ejection plate and pivotally connected to the housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 1993Date of Patent: June 6, 1995Assignee: Dell USA, L.P.Inventors: Robert Garrett, Greg Ellis, Erica Scholder, Pearce Jones