Patents by Inventor Henk KOK

Henk KOK 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).

  • Remote control device, user device and system thereof, and method , computer program product and identification signal
    Patent number: 10289213
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a remote control device for controlling one or more user devices, comprising a directional optical sensor for receiving one or more optical signals from the user devices and for detecting an incoming direction of said received optical signals, and a processor. For identification of at least one of said user devices, the processor is arranged for analyzing at least one of said received optical signals for associating thereof with the at least one of said user devices and for keeping track of the at least one of said optical signals upon changing of said incoming direction. The one or more optical signals comprise high and low signal states, wherein each optical signal consists of one or more signal fragments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria Penning De Vries, Henk Kok, Johannes Yzebrand Tichelaar
  • REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE, USER DEVICE AND SYSTEM THEREOF, AND METHOD , COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND IDENTIFICATION SIGNAL
    Publication number: 20180217677
    Abstract: The invention is directed at a remote control device for controlling one or more user devices, comprising a directional optical sensor for receiving one or more optical signals from the user devices and for detecting an incoming direction of said received optical signals, and a processor. For identification of at least one of said user devices, the processor is arranged for analyzing at least one of said received optical signals for associating thereof with the at least one of said user devices and for keeping track of the at least one of said optical signals upon changing of said incoming direction. The one or more optical signals comprise high and low signal states, wherein each optical signal consists of one or more signal fragments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Hendricus Theodorus Gerardus Maria PENNING DE VRIES, Henk KOK, Johannes Yzebrand TICHELAAR