Patents by Inventor Joshua Dale Stone

Joshua Dale Stone 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).

  • Patent number: 10942603
    Abstract: Techniques that can improve efficiency of a touch sensitive device are presented. A touch controller (TC) can comprise a hover classification engine and an application processor (AP) can comprise a touch classification engine usable to classify touch or hover interactions of an object(s) with a touch sensitive surface (TSS) of the device. In response to classifying a touch or hover interaction with TSS as unintentional, AP can reject such interaction and can transition from an active state to an inactive state. TC can continue to monitor touch or hover interactions with TSS. In response to determining there is an intentional touch interaction with TS S or no unintentional face/ear interaction with TSS, TC can transmit a notification signal to AP. In response to the notification signal, AP can transition from the inactive state to active state, and can process the intentional touch interaction or monitor the TSS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: QEEXO, CO.
    Inventors: Joshua Dale Stone, Yanfei Chen, Shyama Purnima Dorbala, Bo Robert Xiao
  • Publication number: 20200356210
    Abstract: Techniques that can improve efficiency of a touch sensitive device are presented. A touch controller (TC) can comprise a hover classification engine and an application processor (AP) can comprise a touch classification engine usable to classify touch or hover interactions of an object(s) with a touch sensitive surface (TSS) of the device. In response to classifying a touch or hover interaction with TSS as unintentional, AP can reject such interaction and can transition from an active state to an inactive state. TC can continue to monitor touch or hover interactions with TSS. In response to determining there is an intentional touch interaction with TS S or no unintentional face/ear interaction with TSS, TC can transmit a notification signal to AP. In response to the notification signal, AP can transition from the inactive state to active state, and can process the intentional touch interaction or monitor the TSS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Dale Stone, Yanfei Chen, Shyama Purnima Dorbala, Bo Robert Xiao
  • Patent number: 10282024
    Abstract: Techniques enabling improved classification of objects against a touch sensitive surface of a touch sensitive device are presented. An object classification component can analyze touch screen data associated with a touch sensitive surface associated with a device and motion information relating to motion along at least one axis associated with the device. The object classification component can determine a contact classification for an object with respect to the touch sensitive surface, based on a result(s) of the analyzing, and in response to determining a contact state of the object with respect to the touch sensitive surface. An event determination component can control a function associated with the touch sensitive surface based on the contact classification for the object, the function comprising enabling or disabling a touch sensitive function of the touch sensitive surface of a display screen of the device or switching the display screen on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: QEEXO, CO.
    Inventors: Chris Harrison, Joshua Dale Stone
  • Publication number: 20180157371
    Abstract: Techniques enabling improved classification of objects against a touch sensitive surface of a touch sensitive device are presented. An object classification component can analyze touch screen data associated with a touch sensitive surface associated with a device and motion information relating to motion along at least one axis associated with the device. The object classification component can determine a contact classification for an object with respect to the touch sensitive surface, based on a result(s) of the analyzing, and in response to determining a contact state of the object with respect to the touch sensitive surface. An event determination component can control a function associated with the touch sensitive surface based on the contact classification for the object, the function comprising enabling or disabling a touch sensitive function of the touch sensitive surface of a display screen of the device or switching the display screen on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Chris Harrison, Joshua Dale Stone