Patents by Inventor Joel Vidal

Joel Vidal 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: 20210056603
    Abstract: System, device, and method of collaborative gaming. A first user plays a game on his electronic device, and gets stuck at a particular level or obstacle. The first user requests other users to assist him to pass that level or obstacle. An assisting user utilizes his own, separate, electronic device, for the specific purpose of temporarily engaging with that same game, at the same level or obstacle for which the assistance was requested by the first user. Success of the assisting user to pass that level or obstacle, on his own electronic device, causes the game-play on the electronic device of the first user to advance to the next level in that game, as if it was the first user who succeeded in passing. Optionally, a bidding mechanism, or an auction or a reverse auction, are used to allocate game assistance requests to candidate assisting users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Patent number: 10742641
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Publication number: 20180309745
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Patent number: 10033725
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Publication number: 20160164859
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Publication number: 20150197062
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of three-dimensional printing. A device includes: a first 3D-printing head to selectively discharge or deposit conductive 3D-printing material; a second 3D-printing head to selectively discharge or deposit insulating 3D-printing material; and a processor to control operations of the first and second 3D-printing heads based on a computer-aided design (CAD) scheme describing a printed circuit board (PCB) intended for 3D-printing. A 3D-printer device utilizes 3D-printing methods, in order to 3D-print: (a) a functional multi-layer PCB; or (b) a functional stand-alone electric component; or (c) a functional PCB having an embedded or integrated electric component, both of them 3D-printed in a unified 3D-printing process; or (d) a functional appliance or article, in its entirety, including both an electronic circuit and non-electronic parts or mechanical structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Zohar SHINAR, Joel VIDAL
  • Publication number: 20150197063
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of three-dimensional printing. A device includes: a first 3D-printing head to selectively discharge or deposit conductive 3D-printing material; a second 3D-printing head to selectively discharge or deposit insulating 3D-printing material; and a processor to control operations of the first and second 3D-printing heads based on a computer-aided design (CAD) scheme describing a printed circuit board (PCB) intended for 3D-printing. A 3D-printer device utilizes 3D-printing methods, in order to 3D-print: (a) a functional multi-layer PCB; or (b) a functional stand-alone electric component; or (c) a functional PCB having an embedded or integrated electric component, both of them 3D-printed in a unified 3D-printing process; or (d) a functional appliance or article, in its entirety, including both an electronic circuit and non-electronic parts or mechanical structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Zohar SHINAR, Joel VIDAL
  • Publication number: 20150201500
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of three-dimensional printing. A device includes: a first 3D-printing head to selectively discharge conductive 3D-printing material; a second 3D-printing head to selectively discharge insulating 3D-printing material; and a processor to control operations of the first and second 3D-printing heads based on a computer-aided design (CAD) scheme describing a printed circuit board (PCB) intended for 3D-printing. A 3D-printer device utilizes 3D-printing methods, in order to 3D-print: (a) a functional multi-layer PCB; or (b) a functional stand-alone electric component; or (c) a functional PCB having an embedded or integrated electric component, both of them 3D-printed in a unified 3D-printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Zohar SHINAR, Joel VIDAL
  • Publication number: 20150201499
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of three-dimensional printing. A device includes: a first 3D-printing head to selectively discharge conductive 3D-printing material; a second 3D-printing head to selectively discharge insulating 3D-printing material; and a processor to control operations of the first and second 3D-printing heads based on a computer-aided design (CAD) scheme describing a printed circuit board (PCB) intended for 3D-printing. A 3D-printer device utilizes 3D-printing methods, in order to 3D-print: (a) a functional multi-layer PCB; or (b) a functional stand-alone electric component; or (c) a functional PCB having an embedded or integrated electric component, both of them 3D-printed in a unified 3D-printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2014
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Zohar SHINAR, Joel VIDAL
  • Publication number: 20150085184
    Abstract: The present invention includes a smartphone or a tablet having a camera, or having multiple cameras, and particularly having a side-camera or a top-side camera. A smartphone or a tablet includes: a wireless transceiver to send and receive wireless communication signals; a processor to execute code; a front-side panel comprising a touch-screen; a back-side panel, located opposite to and generally parallel to the front-side panel, the back-side panel comprising a back-side camera; a side panel, being generally perpendicular to the front-side panel and being generally perpendicular to the back-side panel, the side panel comprising a side camera.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventors: JOEL VIDAL, YAEL VIDAL
  • Patent number: 8914014
    Abstract: The present invention includes a phone able to detect or determine that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle. The determination may be based on, for example, captured front-side images, captured back-side images, captured audio, contextual analysis of textual messages, contextual analysis of phone conversations or intra-vehicular conversations, GPS data or other location data, or other parameters. Upon such determination, the phone may block one or more features or applications, such as texting or messaging. The present invention may reduce, eliminate or block occurrences of concurrent texting-and-driving, or other unsafe or illegal operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Inventors: Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Publication number: 20140353049
    Abstract: A digital scale to measure a weight of a user who stands on the digital scale; and to calculate and convey or display to the user dosage information of a medicament which is appropriate for the user based on the measured user weight. The digital scale determines the suitable medicament dosage internally, by performing a local query or an internal query to a locally-stored medicament database which is stored locally within the digital scale; and/or by performing a remote query to a remotely-stored medicament database which is stored externally to the digital scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Monique S. Vidal, Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Patent number: 8822847
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention include a digital scale to measure a weight of a user who stands on the digital scale; and to calculate and convey to the user a dosage of a medicament which is appropriate for the user based on the measured user weight. The digital scale may determine the medicament dosage by performing a local query to a locally-stored medicament database which may be stored locally within the digital scale, and/or by performing a remote query to a remotely-stored medicament database which may be stored externally to the digital scale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventors: Monique S. Vidal, Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Publication number: 20140012733
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Inventor: JOEL VIDAL
  • Publication number: 20130281079
    Abstract: The present invention includes a phone able to detect or determine that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle. The determination may be based on, for example, captured front-side images, captured back-side images, captured audio, contextual analysis of textual messages, contextual analysis of phone conversations or intra-vehicular conversations, GPS data or other location data, or other parameters. Upon such determination, the phone may block one or more features or applications, such as texting or messaging. The present invention may reduce, eliminate or block occurrences of concurrent texting-and-driving, or other unsafe or illegal operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: JOEL VIDAL, YAEL VIDAL
  • Patent number: 8549591
    Abstract: Device, system, and method of accessing electronic mail. For example, a computerized method includes: receiving an identifier of an email account, and a password; if the password matches a first reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a substantially full access to said email account; if the password matches a second reference password previously stored in association with said email account, then authorizing a restricted access to said email account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: Joel Vidal
  • Patent number: 8538402
    Abstract: The present invention includes a phone able to detect or determine that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle. The determination may be based on, for example, captured front-side images, captured back-side images, captured audio, contextual analysis of textual messages, contextual analysis of phone conversations or intra-vehicular conversations, GPS data or other location data, or other parameters. Upon such determination, the phone may block one or more features or applications, such as texting or messaging. The present invention may reduce, eliminate or block occurrences of concurrent texting-and-driving, or other unsafe or illegal operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Inventors: Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Publication number: 20130233627
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the present invention include a digital scale to measure a weight of a user who stands on the digital scale; and to calculate and convey to the user a dosage of a medicament which is appropriate for the user based on the measured user weight. The digital scale may determine the medicament dosage by performing a local query to a locally-stored medicament database which may be stored locally within the digital scale, and/or by performing a remote query to a remotely-stored medicament database which may be stored externally to the digital scale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: MONIQUE S. VIDAL, Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Publication number: 20130210406
    Abstract: The present invention includes a phone able to detect or determine that a user of the phone is sitting in a driver seat of a moving vehicle. The determination may be based on, for example, captured front-side images, captured back-side images, captured audio, contextual analysis of textual messages, contextual analysis of phone conversations or intra-vehicular conversations, GPS data or other location data, or other parameters. Upon such determination, the phone may block one or more features or applications, such as texting or messaging. The present invention may reduce, eliminate or block occurrences of concurrent texting-and-driving, or other unsafe or illegal operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventors: Joel Vidal, Yael Vidal
  • Publication number: 20130203397
    Abstract: The present invention includes a phone having a contact list. At least one contact on the contact list may be associated with an indication that outgoing phone calls, that are attempted to be placed from the phone towards that contact, are to be blocked by the phone. The blocking of the attempt to place an outgoing phone call to a contact may be overridden by the user of the phone, for example, by confirming in response to a confirmation question, or by correctly providing a password or a pre-defined response to a question. Optionally, the phone may automatically analyze call logs and other data in order to recommend to the user contacts that are suitable for being associated with outgoing call blocking; for example, a contact corresponding to a person or entity that the user have not called frequently or for a long time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2012
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventors: JOEL VIDAL, Yael Vidal