Patents by Inventor Howard Locker

Howard Locker 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).

  • Publication number: 20230041814
    Abstract: A system and method include a depth sensing device configured to sense an object within a sensing space at an object sensing location. The depth sensing device is configured to output one or more depth signals regarding the object. A control unit is in communication with the depth sensing device. The control unit is configured to receive the one or more depth signals and construct a model of the object from the one or more depth signals. The control unit is further configured to output a model signal regarding the model of the object to one or more object reproduction devices at one or more monitoring locations that differ from the object sensing location. The model of the object is shown by the one or more object reproduction devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11570683
    Abstract: A method for communicating in a wireless environment is provided that includes obtaining, with an access point of a first network in the wireless environment, responsiveness data from at least one electronic device. The method also includes communicating with the at least one electronic device to determine availability of a second network in the wireless environment to the electronic device, and determining communication responsiveness through the first network based on the responsiveness data. The method also includes obtaining use data from the at least one electronic device related to the second network, determining communication responsiveness through the second network based on the use data, and disconnecting, with the access point, the at least one electronic device based on the communication responsiveness through the second network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mengnan Wang, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer, John W. Nicholson
  • Publication number: 20230008009
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for adjusting content of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to determine a field of view for a user relative to a display of a head-mounted display unit, detect that the user is attempting to look at content that is presented on the display of the head-mounted display unit but is out of the user's field of view, and adjust the content that is out of the user's field of view to make the content visible to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2021
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11544169
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for determining usage of an information handling device. One apparatus includes at least one processor and a memory that stores code executable by the at least one processor. The code is executable by the processor to monitor, by use of the at least one processor, a plurality of parameters indicative of a usage of an information handling device. The plurality of parameters is for a plurality of components of the information handling device. The code is executable by the processor to store data corresponding to the plurality of parameters. The code is executable by the processor to compute the usage of the information handling device based on the stored data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Philip Jakes, Jeremy R. Carlson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, John Weldon Nicholson, Joseph David Plunkett, Kenneth Seethaler
  • Publication number: 20220417450
    Abstract: There is disclosed an information handling system, including a camera, which may include an input lens, and an image signal processor, which may include circuitry that converts an analog image received at the input lens to a digital image data structure; a device interface may include circuitry that provides the image data structure to an information handling device, and a modifier circuit that modifies human features of the digital image data structure before the digital image data structure is provided to the device interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220414225
    Abstract: Methods that can embed opt-in permission for an artificial intelligence (AI) service are provided. One method includes implementing, by a processor, an access level of a plurality of access levels for user sensor data. The method further includes, based on the implemented access level, generating, from a set of raw sensor data received from a set of sensors, a set of sensor data for a user of an apparatus and gaining insight about the user of the apparatus via an AI service utilizing the set of sensor data. Here, implementing the access level provides to the user of the apparatus an embedded opt-in permission for the AI service. Systems and apparatus that can include, perform, and/or implement the methods are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220414365
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for capturing an image and determining whether a switch is in a filtering position or a non-filtering position. When the switch is in the filtering position, the camera apparatus detects a switch position and determines whether the switch is in the filtering position or the non-filtering position. The camera captures the image, including audio/visual signals, while the switch is detected to be in the filtering position and modifies the image to inhibit biometric data collection from the image in response to the switch being in the filtering position when the image is captured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11538199
    Abstract: For displaying a window in an augmented reality view, a processor detects a new augmented reality placetime that includes a new augmented reality position and/or a new augmented reality time of an augmented reality device. The processor calculates new window characteristics for a window at the new augmented reality placetime based on previous window characteristics. The processor further displays the window with the new window characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Patent number: 11506890
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: producing, using one or more optical engines of an augmented reality display, an augmented reality scene; determining, using at least one sensor, a location of a gaze of the user on the augmented reality display; identifying, based upon the location of the gaze, at least one object a user is viewing; and adjusting, based upon identification of the at least one object, luminance within the augmented reality scene. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Patent number: 11508033
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device having a display, an indication to capture an image of a scene using a camera sensor positioned underneath the display; capturing, responsive to the receiving, a plurality of partial images of the scene, wherein the capturing comprises adjusting, using an adjustment mechanism, a physical position of the camera sensor after each of the plurality of partial images of the scene are captured; and stitching, subsequent to the capturing, the plurality of partial images together to form the image of the scene. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20220361079
    Abstract: A method for communicating in a wireless environment is provided that includes obtaining, with an access point of a first network in the wireless environment, responsiveness data from at least one electronic device. The method also includes communicating with the at least one electronic device to determine availability of a second network in the wireless environment to the electronic device, and determining communication responsiveness through the first network based on the responsiveness data. The method also includes obtaining use data from the at least one electronic device related to the second network, determining communication responsiveness through the second network based on the use data, and disconnecting, with the access point, the at least one electronic device based on the communication responsiveness through the second network.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Mengnan Wang, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer, John W. Nicholson
  • Patent number: 11467646
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device in a low power mode, a wake indication; waking, responsive to the receiving, the information handling device from the low power mode; receiving, at the awoken information handling device, context data obtained by at least one other device; and performing an action based on the received context data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20220318343
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for modifying the enabled features of a hardware component at the time of use. An apparatus includes a processor and memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to obtain a feature of the hardware component that is not enabled and generates an encrypted code associated with the feature of the hardware component to be enabled. The apparatus processes a payment for the cost of enabling the hardware component and enables the feature of the hardware component in response to the association of the payment processed with the encrypted code for the feature of the hardware component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220317901
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for technology management on a hardware component of a device at the time of assembly. An apparatus has a processor and memory storage that stores code executable by the processor. The processor obtains a feature of the hardware component to be removed from the hardware component and operates a virtual fuse that removes a data region associated with the hardware component and permanently removes access to the feature on the hardware component. In response to operating the virtual fuse to remove access to the feature, the processor may indicate the status of the feature on the hardware component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11462047
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided having a camera under a display. The electronic device includes a display screen having display pixels and openings separating the display pixels, and a camera located proximate to the display and configured to obtain image data through the openings separating the display pixels. The image data includes near field image data and far field image data. The camera includes a first lens and an imaging sensor assembly. The imaging sensor assembly is configured to detect near field image data at the display screen and far field image data spaced from the display screen. The electronic device also includes a processor that is configured to capture the near field image data in a first mode, capture the far field image data in a second mode, and identify a user of the electronic device based on the near field image data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Mengnan Wang, Daryl C. Cromer, John W. Nicholson, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20220308674
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: displaying, on a display screen of an augmented reality device, a virtual object; detecting, using at least one sensor associated with the augmented reality device, motion data from a user; determining, using a processor, whether the motion data corresponds to a micro-motion gesture; and enacting, responsive to determining that the motion data corresponds to the micro-motion gesture, a visual effect on the virtual object. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl C. Cromer, Howard Locker, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 11457156
    Abstract: A device is provided that includes a display stack having display pixels. The device also includes a substrate including at least one camera sensor located proximate to the display stack, and one or more light elements located proximate the at least one camera sensor. The device additionally includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor. Responsive to execution of the program instructions, the processor is configured to obtain display information associated with the display pixels, and modify the one or more light elements based on the display information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer
  • Patent number: 11451887
    Abstract: Methods that can provide filtered sets of sensor data are provided. One method includes generating, by a processor from a set of raw data generated by a set of sensors, a set of sensor data for a user and filtering, by the processor, the received set of sensor data based on a permission of a plurality of permissions selected by the user prior to receipt of the set of raw sensor data from the set of sensors. The method further includes automatedly providing, by the processor, the filtered set of sensor data to a set of external entities. Systems and apparatus that can include, perform, and/or implement the methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer, Mengnan Wang
  • Publication number: 20220256070
    Abstract: A device is provided that includes a display stack having display pixels. The device also includes a substrate including at least one camera sensor located proximate to the display stack, and one or more light elements located proximate the at least one camera sensor. The device additionally includes a processor, and a memory storing program instructions accessible by the processor. Responsive to execution of the program instructions, the processor is configured to obtain display information associated with the display pixels, and modify the one or more light elements based on the display information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl C. Cromer
  • Patent number: 11397456
    Abstract: For selectively providing notifications based on charge history, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor determines a device location for the apparatus and identifies a charge history corresponding to the device location. The processor further selects a notification based on the charge history and presents the notification based on a charging status of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer