Patents by Inventor Jan Pool
Jan Pool 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).
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Patent number: 10732813Abstract: The invention provides a method for dynamic user control over the layout of a graphical user interface. The method includes the steps of receiving a description of the way in which a control region in the interface is allocated to a plurality of virtual objects, without object overlap, receiving the position of a user point, reallocating a fraction of the control region from at least one object to a different object, based on the user point position, allocating a part of a display region in the interface to at least one of the objects, based on the current allocation of the control region to said object, but with control-display decoupling, and repeating the previous three steps fast enough that the user will perceive the changes as substantially continuous.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2019Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Flow Labs, Inc.Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff, Filippus Lourens Andries Du Plessis, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Jan Pool, Johannes Petrus Van Zyl, Adri Van Der Merwe
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Patent number: 10636117Abstract: The invention provides a method for human-computer interaction (HCl) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of objects positioned in relation to each other and in relation to the display window; determining user input; distorting at least one of the position relations according to a magnification function with a focal dip, where the focal position of the magnification function is controllable by the user input; and updating the distortion whenever the relevant user input changes.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: Flow Labs, Inc.Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Jan Pool, Adri Smuts
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Patent number: 10572099Abstract: The invention provides, a method for human-computer interaction on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of receiving first control coordinates for individualised control of a plurality of objects to be controlled—by pointer coordinates; receiving display coordinates for the display' of the' plurality of objects, which relate to but are different from the first control coordinates; receiving pointer coordinates for individualised control of the objects based partly on the first control coordinates; using the display coordinates of at least one object to—calculate new control coordinates associated with the same object, which new control coordinates generally correspond to the same objects display coordinates; and—continuously repeating the above steps each time new pointer coordinates become available.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Flow Labs, Inc.Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Jan Pool, Adri Smuts
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Publication number: 20190302994Abstract: The invention provides a method for dynamic user control over the layout of a graphical user interface. The method includes the steps of receiving a description of the way in which a control region in the interface is allocated to a plurality of virtual objects, without object overlap, receiving the position of a user point, reallocating a fraction of the control region from at least one object to a different object, based on the user point position, allocating a part of a display region in the interface to at least one of the objects, based on the current allocation of the control region to said object, but with control-display decoupling, and repeating the previous three steps fast enough that the user will perceive the changes as substantially continuous.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd BOSHOFF, Filippus Lourens Andries DU PLESSIS, Willem Morkel VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Jan POOL, Johannes Petrus VAN ZYL, Adri VAN DER MERWE
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Patent number: 10126923Abstract: The invention relates to a method for human-computer interaction (HCI). The method includes: establishing an event set; establishing and referencing one or more events in the event set; establishing and referencing an event to represent the observer in the event set; establishing a representation manifold as an indefinite metric Riemann manifold; representing the events on the representation manifold in such a way that the logical relations between events are coordinate independent and geometrically encoded as causal relations; establishing an input manifold to represent user input; and establishing an output manifold that maps between the representation manifold and a physical output device. Further, based on user input, select any one or more steps from: manipulating the observer event, adjusting manifold metrics, changing mappings, adjusting mapping parameters, and applying mappings. The above steps are repeated when the user input changes.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: November 13, 2018Assignee: Flow Labs, Inc.Inventors: Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Frederik George Scholtz, Jan Pool
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Publication number: 20170068415Abstract: The invention provides, a method for human-computer interaction on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of receiving first control coordinates for individualised control of a plurality of objects to be controlled—by pointer coordinates; receiving display coordinates for the display' of the' plurality of objects, which relate to but are different from the first control coordinates; receiving pointer coordinates for individualised control of the objects based partly on the first control coordinates; using the display coordinates of at least one object to—calculate new control coordinates associated with the same object, which new control coordinates generally correspond to the same objects display coordinates; and—continuously repeating the above steps each time new pointer coordinates become available.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: March 9, 2017Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Jan Pool, Adri Smuts
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Publication number: 20160247201Abstract: A client device presents one or more advertisements via a user interface presented by a client device. When the client device receives input from the user interacting with the user interface, a direction of motion of the input is determined and used to determine the user's measure of interest in various advertisements. For example, a direction of movement of the input relative to an advertisement determines the user's measure of interest in the advertisement. Based on the measure of interest in various advertisements, one or more additional advertisements are selected and prices charged to one or more advertisers associated with presented advertisements are determined.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: August 25, 2016Inventors: Jan Pool, Adri Smuts, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff
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Publication number: 20160239176Abstract: A client device presents content items in various regions of a display device. When the client device receives an input associated with a region, the client device determines attributes of the input and modifies presentation of the content items accordingly. For example based on a position of a received input along its axis, a direction of movement of the received input, a veocity associated with the received input, the client device retrieves a model for modifying one or more regions of the display device presenting content items. In various embodiments, models stored by the client device are associatedwith distances from an axis, directions of motion and/or velocities and arc identified based on a suitable attribute of the received input.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2014Publication date: August 18, 2016Inventors: Jan Pool, Adri Smuts, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff
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Publication number: 20160077723Abstract: A user input position of a user input received from an input device of the electronic device is determined and a direction of motion of the user input based on one or more previously-received user input positions. A plurality of adaptable interactive elements are presented via the display and a changeable set of adaptable interactive elements is determined in response to the received user input position. The changeable set of adaptable interactive elements is determined by interpreting one or more of the user input position and the direction of motion of the user input in relation to positions in which each of the plurality of adaptable interactive elements are presented and contextual relationships between the adaptable interactive elements. One or more of the adaptable interactive elements in the determined changeable are modified set in response to the received user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: March 17, 2016Inventors: Jan Pool, Adri Smuts, Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff
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Publication number: 20160048291Abstract: The invention provides a method, device and mechanism for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of establishing a joint interaction arena (JIA) as a bounded connected subspace of the computing device's control space, establishing a Fused Threshold (FT) on the boundary of the JIA, establishing one or more interactive objects, establishing a relation between one or more of segments of the Fused Threshold and the object(s), displaying representations of at least two of the objects, receiving user input relative to the JIA and the FT, changing the JIA and/or the FT based on the user input whenever the relevant user input changes, and displaying the effect of the changes on the displayed objects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: February 18, 2016Applicant: REALITYGATE (PTY) LTDInventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd BOSHOFF, Willem Morkel VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Jan POOL, Adri SMUTS
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Publication number: 20160042495Abstract: The invention provides a method for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the steps of displaying a plurality of objects positioned in relation to each other and in relation to the display window; determining user input; distorting at least one of the position relations according to a magnification function with a focal dip, where the focal position of the magnification function is controllable by the user input; and updating the distortion whenever the relevant user input changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 25, 2014Publication date: February 11, 2016Inventors: Hendrik Frans Verwoerd BOSHOFF, Willem Morkel VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Jan POOL, Adri SMUTS
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Publication number: 20150331587Abstract: The invention relates to a method for human-computer interaction (HCI). The method includes: establishing an event set; establishing and referencing one or more events in the event set; establishing and referencing an event to represent the observer in the event set; establishing a representation manifold as an indefinite metric Riemann manifold; representing the events on the representation manifold in such a way that the logical relations between events are coordinate independent and geometrically encoded as causal relations; establishing an input manifold to represent user input; and establishing an output manifold that maps between the representation manifold and a physical output device. Further, based on user input, select any one or more steps from: manipulating the observer event, adjusting manifold metrics, changing mappings, adjusting mapping parameters, and applying mappings. The above steps are repeated when the user input changes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: November 19, 2015Inventors: Willem Morkel VAN DER WESTHUIZEN, Frederik George SCHOLTZ, Jan POOL
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Publication number: 20150169156Abstract: The method provides a method and engine for human-computer interaction (HCI) on a graphical user interface (GUI). The method includes the step of tracking the position and/or movement of a user's body or part of it relative to and/or with an input device in a control space, facilitating human-computer interaction by means of an interaction engine and providing feedback to the user in a sensory feedback space.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2013Publication date: June 18, 2015Inventors: Willem Morkel Van Der Westhuizen, Filippus Lourens Andries Du Plessis, Hendrik Frans Verwoerd Boshoff, Jan Pool