Patents by Inventor Jonathan Tyler Williamson

Jonathan Tyler Williamson 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).

  • User interfaces for converting geospatial data into audio outputs
    Patent number: 11257396
    Abstract: Geospatial data can be converted into audio outputs. For example, a system can receive a dataset indicating geospatial locations of objects within a region. Based on the dataset, the system can generate a virtual map representing the region and including virtual points representing the objects. The virtual points can be spatially positioned at locations in the virtual map corresponding to the geospatial locations of the objects in the region. The system can receive a user input via a user input device for interacting with a particular virtual point among the virtual points in the virtual map. The system can determine one or more sound characteristics for a sound based on receiving the user input. The system can then transmit an audio signal to an audio device for causing the audio device to generate the sound having the one or more sound characteristics, which may assist with exploring the virtual map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAS INSTITUTE INC.
    Inventors: Claude Edward Summers, II, Sean Patrick Mealin, Julianna Elizabeth Langston, Gregory David Kraus, Jonathan Tyler Williamson, Lisa Beth Morton Robinson, Jesse Daniel Sookne, Brice Joseph Smith
  • USER INTERFACES FOR CONVERTING GEOSPATIAL DATA INTO AUDIO OUTPUTS
    Publication number: 20210294568
    Abstract: Geospatial data can be converted into audio outputs. For example, a system can receive a dataset indicating geospatial locations of objects within a region. Based on the dataset, the system can generate a virtual map representing the region and including virtual points representing the objects. The virtual points can be spatially positioned at locations in the virtual map corresponding to the geospatial locations of the objects in the region. The system can receive a user input via a user input device for interacting with a particular virtual point among the virtual points in the virtual map. The system can determine one or more sound characteristics for a sound based on receiving the user input. The system can then transmit an audio signal to an audio device for causing the audio device to generate the sound having the one or more sound characteristics, which may assist with exploring the virtual map.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: SAS Institute Inc.
    Inventors: Claude Edward Summers, II, Sean Patrick Mealin, Julianna Elizabeth Langston, Gregory David Kraus, Jonathan Tyler Williamson, Lisa Beth Morton Robinson, Jesse Daniel Sookne, Brice Joseph Smith