Patents by Inventor Harsha Gunatilaka

Harsha Gunatilaka 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).

  • Touch-sensitive user input device failure prediction
    Patent number: 8874977
    Abstract: Detection of degradation of a touch-based user input device may allow for notifying a user of an impending failure of the touch-sensitive user input device so that the device may be taken out of service or repaired. Systems for detecting degradation of a touch-based user input device may carry out one or more operations including, but not limited to: determining that a signal indicative of a user touch is erroneous; providing a user notification indicative of a degradation of the touch-based user input device in response to determining that a signal indicative of a user touch is erroneous.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. McCallum, Tiberiu M. Hajas, Esperanza D. Rodriguez, Harsha Gunatilaka
  • Touch-Sensitive User Input Device Failure Prediction
    Publication number: 20140043270
    Abstract: Detection of degradation of a touch-based user input device may allow for notifying a user of an impending failure of the touch-sensitive user input device so that the device may be taken out of service or repaired. Systems for detecting degradation of a touch-based user input device may carry out one or more operations including, but not limited to: determining that a signal indicative of a user touch is erroneous; providing a user notification indicative of a degradation of the touch-based user input device in response to determining that a signal indicative of a user touch is erroneous.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. McCallum, Tiberiu M. Hajas, Esperanza D. Rodriguez, Harsha Gunatilaka