Patents by Inventor John Hilburn

John Hilburn 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: 20070136114
    Abstract: A method for providing audio-guided deployment of a data processing system is disclosed. An unpack instruction related to a data processing system in a first container for audio presentation is designated, and one or more position sensors in the first container are queried to determine whether the position sensors are spatially configured for audible presentation of the unpack instruction. In response to determining that the position sensors are not spatially configured for the audible presentation of the unpack instruction, a position sensor error message is audibly presented. One or more radio frequency sensors associated with the first container are queried to determine whether the first container contents are ready for audible presentation of the instruction, and in response to determining that the first container contents are not ready for audible presentation of the unpack instruction, a radio-frequency sensor error message is audibly presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventors: Douglas Bloch, John Hilburn
  • Patent number: 5642108
    Abstract: An improved chordic keyboard system is disclosed. The chordic keyboard system is comprised of dual chordic keyboards wherein primary symbols are mapped based on a random access concept in accordance with the Gopher Correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: Infogrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Gopher, John Hilburn, David Vicknair
  • Patent number: 5493654
    Abstract: A chordic keyboard system for communicating with a data processing system. The chordic keyboard system includes ergonomic features, i.e., a keyboard that is tilted and an integrated palm rest. The chordic keyboard system also includes data entry features, i.e., storage for data representative of a plurality of chords, each chord corresponding to a subset of the plurality of keys of the chordic keyboard, and for a plurality of symbols, each data representative of a chord represented by and corresponding to one of the plurality of symbols according to a frequency-of-use index of the symbol and further according to a correlation based on a chord-difficulty index of the chord. The plurality of groups includes an alphabetic group, a punctuation/cursor control group, an editing/control function group, a numerical/mathematical group, and a punctuation/symbolic-type group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Infogrip, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Gopher, John Hilburn, David Vicknair