Patents by Inventor Kay Hofmeester

Kay Hofmeester 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).

  • COMPUTING DEVICE FOR MONITORING PATIENT TREATMENT PLANS
    Publication number: 20180232491
    Abstract: In example embodiments, a machine receives, from a computing device of a health professional, a treatment plan for a patient. The machine receives, from a plurality of devices associated with the patient, activity data related to the patient. The machine determines that the activity data is related to compliance with the treatment plan. The machine provides, in response to determining that the activity data is related to compliance with the treatment plan, the activity data to the computing device of the health professional.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventors: Abhijeet Thacker, Andrew M. Butler, Claire Wolf, Kevin James Eger, Krysta Yousoufian, Matthew G.R. Fraser, Michael Burford, Rouella J. Mendonca, Sarthak Datt, Victor Vuong, Yazan Al-Alul, Katherine W. Osborne, Wil Voss, Kay Hofmeester
  • Multi-modal interaction on multi-touch display
    Patent number: 8487888
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to multi-modal interaction on a computing device comprising a multi-touch display. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of multi-modal interaction including recognizing a hand posture of a user's first hand directed at the display and displaying a modal region based on the hand posture, wherein the modal region defines an area on the display. The method further includes receiving an input selecting a mode to be applied to the modal region, wherein the mode indicates functionalities to be associated with the modal region and defines a mapping of touch gestures to actions associated with the mode. The method further includes, while the modal region remains displayed, recognizing a touch gesture from a user's second hand directed at the display within the modal region and performing an action on the display based upon a mapping of the touch gesture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Wigdor, Paul Armistead Hoover, Kay Hofmeester
  • MULTI-MODAL INTERACTION ON MULTI-TOUCH DISPLAY
    Publication number: 20110134047
    Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to multi-modal interaction on a computing device comprising a multi-touch display. One disclosed embodiment comprises a method of multi-modal interaction including recognizing a hand posture of a user's first hand directed at the display and displaying a modal region based on the hand posture, wherein the modal region defines an area on the display. The method further includes receiving an input selecting a mode to be applied to the modal region, wherein the mode indicates functionalities to be associated with the modal region and defines a mapping of touch gestures to actions associated with the mode. The method further includes, while the modal region remains displayed, recognizing a touch gesture from a user's second hand directed at the display within the modal region and performing an action on the display based upon a mapping of the touch gesture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel J. Wigdor, Paul Armistead Hoover, Kay Hofmeester