Patents by Inventor HARM KINGMA

HARM KINGMA 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).

  • Electronic mobile device
    Patent number: 10310593
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic mobile device (10; 20) comprising a device mode control unit (5) arranged to switch the mobile device from a first operational mode into a second operational mode. An orientation sensor (18; 28) is configured to measure a current orientation of the mobile device. A processor (6) periodically receives the current orientation from the orientation sensor, periodically stores the received current orientation as a reference orientation, and periodically calculates a differential angle between the current orientation and the stored reference orientation. The device is switched from the first operational mode to the second operational mode if the differential angle is above a predefined angular threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Harm Kingma
  • AN ELECTRONIC MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180059770
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic mobile device (10; 20) comprising a device mode control unit (5) arranged to switch the mobile device from a first operational mode into a second operational mode. An orientation sensor (18; 28) is configured to measure a current orientation of the mobile device. A processor (6) periodically receives the current orientation from the orientation sensor, periodically stores the received current orientation as a reference orientation, and periodically calculates a differential angle between the current orientation and the stored reference orientation. The device is switched from the first operational mode to the second operational mode if the differential angle is above a predefined angular threshold value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventor: HARM KINGMA