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: 20210012780
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using an audio capture device associated with an information handling device, audible input; determining, using a processor, whether the audible input is associated with an authorized user; and performing, responsive to determining that the audible input is not associated with the authorized user, a silencing action associated with the audio capture device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Patent number: 10853924
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, using a camera sensor integrated into an information handling device, image data; identifying, using a processor, an offset between a lens operatively coupled to the camera sensor and a central portion of the camera sensor; and correcting, based on the offset, a distortion of the image data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Patent number: 10795432
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor, a location of a virtual object within a physical environment with respect to a user having a headset; generating, on a display of the headset of the user, an augmented reality scene of the physical environment having the virtual object; and maintaining, within the augmented reality scene and as the user moves throughout the physical environment, the location of the virtual object, wherein the maintaining comprises identifying a position of the user with respect to other users each having headsets. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200310743
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an information handling device, a position of an application window on one of at least two connected display devices operatively coupled to the information handling device; determining, using a processor, an audio output device associated with the one of the at least two connected display devices; and directing audio originating from the application window to the audio output device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200311425
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor, a location of an information handling device; providing, using a camera of the information handling device, a camera view encompassing at least a portion of the location, wherein the portion encompassed by the camera view comprises at least one object; accessing a data store comprising depth information for the at least one object in the location; and leveraging the depth information to produce an imaging effect on the at least one object in the camera view of the portion. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200311885
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: capturing, using a camera sensor integrated into an information handling device, image data; identifying, using a processor, an offset between a lens operatively coupled to the camera sensor and a central portion of the camera sensor; and correcting, based on the offset, a distortion of the image data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200310513
    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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200311234
    Abstract: For unobtrusive electronic device security, methods, apparatus, and systems are disclosed. One apparatus includes a touch surface, a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor captures a fingerprint of a user touching the touch surface. The processor compares the captured fingerprint to an authorized fingerprint and initiates a security response in response to the captured fingerprint not matching the authorized fingerprint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200310514
    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: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200314295
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to activate a camera positioned underneath a display portion of the information handling device; identifying, using a processor, a location of at least one pixel on the display portion positioned overtop the camera; disabling, based on the identifying, the at least one pixel; performing, subsequent to the disabling and using the camera, a function; and enabling, responsive to identifying that the function was performed, the at least one pixel. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200312293
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a device employing two or more audio capture devices, an audio signal; determining a distance between two of the two or more audio capture devices capturing the audio signal; and reducing, using a noise cancellation technique employing the determined distance, an amount of unwanted noise from the audio signal. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200310533
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: determining, using a processor, a location of a virtual object within a physical environment with respect to a user having a headset; generating, on a display of the headset of the user, an augmented reality scene of the physical environment having the virtual object; and maintaining, within the augmented reality scene and as the user moves throughout the physical environment, the location of the virtual object, wherein the maintaining comprises identifying a position of the user with respect to other users each having headsets. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer
  • Publication number: 20200314585
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for low-fuel indicator enablement based on fuel station locations. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The memory stores code executable by the processor to calculate a current fuel range for a vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to determine locations of fuel stations within a proximity of the vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to enable a low-fuel indicator for the vehicle in response to the current fuel range of the vehicle being less than a threshold fuel range as determined based on the locations of the fuel stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200310750
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for drawing attention to a graphical element on a display. An apparatus includes a display, a processor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The memory stores code executable by the processor to detect a voice cue. The voice cue may include a predefined command associated with drawing a user's attention to a graphical element that is presented on the display. The memory stores code executable by the processor to determine a location of the graphical element that is presented on the display in response to the voice cue. The memory stores code executable by the processor to draw the user's attention to the graphical element on the display in response to determining the location of the graphical element on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Patent number: 10791417
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for low-fuel indicator enablement based on fuel station locations. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The memory stores code executable by the processor to calculate a current fuel range for a vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to determine locations of fuel stations within a proximity of the vehicle. The memory stores code executable by the processor to enable a low-fuel indicator for the vehicle in response to the current fuel range of the vehicle being less than a threshold fuel range as determined based on the locations of the fuel stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200273454
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an input device of an information handling device, voice input; determining, using a processor, whether the voice input corresponds to a voice command; identifying, responsive to determining that the voice input corresponds to a voice command, that the voice command is associated with an enabled voice command; determining, using a processor, whether a characteristic of the voice command corresponds to a predetermined input characteristic; and performing, responsive to identifying that the voice command is associated with the enabled voice command and responsive to determining that the characteristic corresponds to the predetermined input characteristic, an action corresponding to the enabled voice command. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Publication number: 20200265223
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to convert handwriting input to machine typeset, wherein the handwriting input comprises one or more handwriting objects; determining, using a processor, a recognition confidence level for each of the one or more handwriting objects; and converting, response to the determining, each of the one or more handwriting objects having a recognition confidence level above a predetermined confidence threshold to one or more corresponding machine typeset words. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Patent number: 10652931
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a short range wireless device of an electronic device, another user device; transferring, using the short range wireless device, connection data for a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point between the electronic device and the another user device; and connecting, using a processor of the electronic device, to the WLAN using the connection data. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Michael Terrell Vanover, Howard Locker, Yaqiang Wu
  • Patent number: 10629220
    Abstract: An apparatus for selective AEC filter bypass is disclosed. A method and computer program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. An apparatus for selective AEC filter bypass is disclosed that includes a filter for an audio handling device that performs acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) on a microphone signal to produce an AEC-filtered microphone signal, a bypass controller that determines whether an AEC bypass parameter corresponding to an audio stream is enabled and a mixer that combines the audio stream with the AEC-filtered microphone signal to produce an AEC-filtered selectively combined signal in response to determining that the AEC bypass parameter corresponding to the audio stream is enabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: John Weldon Nicholson, Daryl Cromer, Howard Locker
  • Patent number: 10445488
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at a network device, data from a source device and a user identification derived from a user device; storing, at the network device, the data from the source device; detecting, at the network device, a request from a destination device, the request from the destination device comprising a request for data derived from gesture input and associated with the user identification derived from the user device; and transferring, from the network device to the destination device, the data from source device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Howard Locker, Daryl Cromer, John Weldon Nicholson