Patents by Inventor JOSE MANUEL GIL-CACHO LORENZO

JOSE MANUEL GIL-CACHO LORENZO 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).

  • Method of controlling a mobile device
    Patent number: 10551973
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile device is described, the method comprising: receiving a time varying current or voltage of a signal generated on the terminals of an acoustic transducer of the mobile device, the time varying current or voltage being generated in response to a tapping and/or sliding motion on a surface of the mobile device performed by a user; comparing the time varying signal characteristics with a set of predetermined signal characteristics; and generating at least one user command in dependence of the comparison. The mobile device may reliably detect complex user commands using an acoustic transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Paulus Freerk Huijser, Deheng Liu, Min Li, Shawn William Scarlett, Jose Manuel Gil-Cacho Lorenzo
  • METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20180246591
    Abstract: A method of controlling a mobile device is described, the method comprising: receiving a time varying current or voltage of a signal generated on the terminals of an acoustic transducer of the mobile device, the time varying current or voltage being generated in response to a tapping and/or sliding motion on a surface of the mobile device performed by a user; comparing the time varying signal characteristics with a set of predetermined signal characteristics; and generating at least one user command in dependence of the comparison. The mobile device may reliably detect complex user commands using an acoustic transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: JAN PAULUS FREERK HUIJSER, DEHENG LIU, MIN LI, SHAWN WILLIAM SCARLETT, JOSE MANUEL GIL-CACHO LORENZO