Patents by Inventor Kendall C. York

Kendall C. York 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: 10733448
    Abstract: A system for contextual interpretation of a three-dimensional scene includes an object recognition engine that analyzes scene data collected from the three-dimensional scene to identify at least one object present in the three-dimensional scene. The system further includes a contextual inference engine trained on a context data training set to analyze context of the scene by identifying a potential contextual inference associated in memory with the at least one object identified by the object recognition engine; comparing the scene data to a subset of the context data training set identified as satisfying the potential contextual inference; and outputting scene context information conveying the potential contextual inference responsive to a determination that the scene data and the subset of the context data train set satisfy a predetermined correlation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary T. Zimmerman, Alex Jungyeop Woo, Donna K. Long, Julie Hubschman, Kendall C. York, Saqib Shaikh
  • Patent number: 10651661
    Abstract: Methods and systems for regulating charging port attach and detach in an electronic device configured to receive a charging current from a charging port are provided. An example method includes automatically detecting a detach from the charging port. The method may further include automatically lowering a current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during a predetermined wait time an attach to the charging port is detected, then ignoring the detach from the charging port and allowing the charging current to charge the electronic device at the lower current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during the predetermined wait time the attach to the charging port is not detected, then initiating a charging port detach process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kendall C. York, Adam M. Mahood
  • Publication number: 20190286910
    Abstract: A system for contextual interpretation of a three-dimensional scene includes an object recognition engine that analyzes scene data collected from the three-dimensional scene to identify at least one object present in the three-dimensional scene. The system further includes a contextual inference engine trained on a context data training set to analyze context of the scene by identifying a potential contextual inference associated in memory with the at least one object identified by the object recognition engine; comparing the scene data to a subset of the context data training set identified as satisfying the potential contextual inference; and outputting scene context information conveying the potential contextual inference responsive to a determination that the scene data and the subset of the context data train set satisfy a predetermined correlation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2018
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Zachary T. ZIMMERMAN, Alex Jungyeop WOO, Donna K. LONG, Julie HUBSCHMAN, Kendall C. YORK, Saqib SHAIKH
  • Publication number: 20190181662
    Abstract: Methods and systems for regulating charging port attach and detach in an electronic device configured to receive a charging current from a charging port are provided. An example method includes automatically detecting a detach from the charging port. The method may further include automatically lowering a current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during a predetermined wait time an attach to the charging port is detected, then ignoring the detach from the charging port and allowing the charging current to charge the electronic device at the lower current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during the predetermined wait time the attach to the charging port is not detected, then initiating a charging port detach process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Kendall C. York, Adam M. Mahood
  • Patent number: 10186881
    Abstract: Methods and systems for regulating charging port attach and detach in an electronic device configured to receive a charging current from a charging port are provided. An example method includes automatically detecting a detach from the charging port. The method may further include automatically lowering a current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during a predetermined wait time an attach to the charging port is detected, then ignoring the detach from the charging port and allowing the charging current to charge the electronic device at the lower current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during the predetermined wait time the attach to the charging port is not detected, then initiating a charging port detach process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Kendall C. York, Adam M. Mahood
  • Publication number: 20170271894
    Abstract: Methods and systems for regulating charging port attach and detach in an electronic device configured to receive a charging current from a charging port are provided. An example method includes automatically detecting a detach from the charging port. The method may further include automatically lowering a current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during a predetermined wait time an attach to the charging port is detected, then ignoring the detach from the charging port and allowing the charging current to charge the electronic device at the lower current limit associated with the charging current. The method may further include if during the predetermined wait time the attach to the charging port is not detected, then initiating a charging port detach process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kendall C. York, Adam M. Mahood