Patents by Inventor James Tao

James Tao 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).

  • Minimization of false trigger in a mobile electronic system
    Patent number: 8532955
    Abstract: Preventative actions normally performed in response to detecting a trigger event triggered by an accelerometer attached to a portable device may be bypassed during a quiet period. The quiet period may be initiated in response to detecting at least one repeated trigger event within a time window encompassing the first trigger event, and may be terminated based on an expiration criterion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng Ping Tang, Jiun-Tao Chen, James Tao, David John Yeh
  • MINIMIZATION OF FALSE TRIGGER IN A MOBILE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20100217558
    Abstract: Preventative actions normally performed in response to detecting a trigger event triggered by an accelerometer attached to a portable device may be bypassed during a quiet period. The quiet period may be initiated in response to detecting at least one repeated trigger event within a time window encompassing the first trigger event, and may be terminated based on an expiration criterion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng Ping Tan, Jiun-Tao Chen, James Tao, David John Yeh