Patents by Inventor James Sarrett

James Sarrett 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: 20170068440
    Abstract: Touch sensor gesture recognition for operation of mobile devices. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a touch sensor for the detection of gestures, the touch sensor including multiple sensor elements, and a processor, the processor to interpret the gestures detected by the touch sensor, where the mobile device divides the plurality of sensor elements into multiple zones, and the mobile device interprets the gestures based at least in part on which of the zones detects the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Publication date: March 9, 2017
    Inventors: Bran FERREN, David BEAL, W. Daniel HILLIS, Dimitri NEGROPONTE, James SARRETT
  • Publication number: 20130268900
    Abstract: Touch sensor gesture recognition for operation of mobile devices. An embodiment of a mobile device includes a touch sensor for the detection of gestures, the touch sensor including multiple sensor elements, and a processor, the processor to interpret the gestures detected by the touch sensor, where the mobile device divides the plurality of sensor elements into multiple zones, and the mobile device interprets the gestures based at least in part on which of the zones detects the gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, David Beal, W. Daniel Hillis, Dimitri Negroponte, James Sarrett