Patents by Inventor John Spurlock

John Spurlock 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).

  • Triggering attract mode for devices using viewability conditions and detected proximity of human to device
    Patent number: 8694445
    Abstract: A data processing device may be operable to determine whether the data processing device is in a state of charging a battery. When the data processing device is determined to be in the state of charging the battery, a charging condition of the battery may be analyzed by the data processing device. The data processing device may analyze a viewability condition at a display module. The data processing device may analyze an environmental condition associated with proximity of a human to the data processing device. The data processing device may then choose, based on a result of the analysis of the charging condition, a result of the analysis of the viewability condition and/or a result of the analysis of the environmental condition, display of content in a manner to attract attention to the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Sandler, Gabriel Cohen, Christopher Richard Wren, John Spurlock
  • Triggering attract mode for devices using viewability conditions and detected proximity of human to device
    Patent number: 8401981
    Abstract: A data processing device may be operable to determine that the data processing device is inactive. The data processing device may determine whether the data processing device is in a state of charging a battery. When the data processing device is determined to be in the state of charging the battery, a charging condition of the battery may be analyzed by the data processing device. The data processing device may analyze a viewability condition at a display module. The data processing device may analyze an environmental condition associated with proximity of a human to the data processing device. The data processing device may then choose, based on a result of the analysis of the charging condition, a result of the analysis of the viewability condition and/or a result of the analysis of the environmental condition, display of content in a manner to attract attention to the data processing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Inventors: Daniel Robert Sandler, Gabriel Cohen, Christopher Richard Wren, John Spurlock