Patents by Inventor Jeffrey R. Hightower

Jeffrey R. Hightower 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).

  • Techniques For Automatically Distinguishing Between Users Of A Handheld Device
    Publication number: 20160011699
    Abstract: Various embodiments for automatically distinguishing between users of a handheld device are described. An embodiment includes collecting sensor data from a user interacting with a handheld device, where the sensor data is collected via embedded sensors in the handheld device. The embodiment further includes distinguishing the user from other users of the handheld device via the collected sensor data, at least one embedded machine learning algorithm and a profile for the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Beverly Harrison, Anthony G. LaMarca, Jeffrey R. Hightower, Adam D. Rea
  • Techniques For Automatically Distinguishing Between Users Of A Handheld Device
    Publication number: 20150327055
    Abstract: Various embodiments for automatically distinguishing between users of a handheld device are described. An embodiment includes collecting sensor data from a user interacting with a handheld device, where the sensor data is collected via embedded sensors in the handheld device. The embodiment further includes distinguishing the user from other users of the handheld device via the collected sensor data, at least one embedded machine learning algorithm and a profile for the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Beverly Harrison, Anthony G. LaMarca, Jeffrey R. Hightower, Adam D. Rea
  • TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISTINGUSIHING BETWEEN USERS OF A HANDHELD DEVICE
    Publication number: 20100042564
    Abstract: Various embodiments for automatically distinguishing between users of a handheld device are described. An embodiment includes collecting sensor data from a user interacting with a handheld device, where the sensor data is collected via embedded sensors in the handheld device. The embodiment further includes distinguishing the user from other users of the handheld device via the collected sensor data, at least one embedded machine learning algorithm and a profile for the user. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventors: BEVERLY HARRISON, Anthony G. LaMarca, Jeffrey R. Hightower, Adam D. Rea