Patents by Inventor Kenneth John North
Kenneth John North 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).
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Patent number: 11816286Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Damien Berget, Kenneth Andrew Feehan, Paul Leonard Futter, David Samuel Hecht, Joel Christopher Kent, Robert William Kitchin, Kenneth John North, James Roney, Kyu-Tak Son, Jung Verheiden, Forrest Kim Wunderlich
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Publication number: 20230221819Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2023Publication date: July 13, 2023Applicant: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien BERGET, Kenneth Andrew FEEHAN, Paul Leonard FUTTER, David Samuel HECHT, Joel Christopher KENT, Robert William KITCHIN, Kenneth John NORTH, James RONEY, Kyu-Tak SON, Jung VERHEIDEN, Forrest Kim WUNDERLICH
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Patent number: 11556206Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien Berget, Kenneth Andrew Feehan, Paul Leonard Futter, David Samuel Hecht, Joel Christopher Kent, Robert William Kitchin, Kenneth John North, James Roney, Kyu-Tak Son, Jung Verheiden, Forrest Kim Wunderlich
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Publication number: 20220261094Abstract: Some embodiments include a handheld device with programmable physical buttons. The physical buttons may be configured to perform different actions based on an orientation of the handheld device. Dynamically mapping actions to physical buttons may be based on an orientation condition that measures any one of orientation state of the device, a current application state, a change in the orientation state, or current device status. The actions may be updated automatically based on the orientation condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2021Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Cameron Charles COLE, Ranil Ignatius Fernando, Fareed Uddin, Seda Kutlu, Kenneth John North, Joel Christopher Kent
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Publication number: 20220107718Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: April 7, 2022Applicant: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien BERGET, Kenneth Andrew FEEHAN, Paul Leonard FUTTER, David Samuel HECHT, Joel Christopher KENT, Robert William KITCHIN, Kenneth John NORTH, James RONEY, Kyu-Tak SON, Jung VERHEIDEN, Forrest Kim WUNDERLICH
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Patent number: 11245949Abstract: A secure conferencing device operating in a host or a guest mode. In host mode, the secure conferencing device coupled to an interactive digital signage (IDS) device, grants conference control to a host computer of the IDS device. The secure conferencing device receives a guest control signal and a guest video stream from a guest device, where the secure conferencing device prevents the guest control signal from being communicated to the host computer, yet transmits the guest video stream to the host computer for display on the IDS device. In the guest mode, the secure conferencing device grants conference control to a guest device, enables the guest device to affect a component of the IDS device, but does not enable the guest device to communicate guest control signals to the host computer of the IDS device.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Asela Ekanayake, Jiachi Zhang, Fareed Uddin, Brian Perry, Kenneth John North, Qianying Bao, Chia-Lun Yang, Michael Rally
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Publication number: 20210377587Abstract: A secure conferencing device operating in a host or a guest mode. In host mode, the secure conferencing device coupled to an interactive digital signage (IDS) device, grants conference control to a host computer of the IDS device. The secure conferencing device receives a guest control signal and a guest video stream from a guest device, where the secure conferencing device prevents the guest control signal from being communicated to the host computer, yet transmits the guest video stream to the host computer for display on the IDS device. In the guest mode, the secure conferencing device grants conference control to a guest device, enables the guest device to affect a component of the IDS device, but does not enable the guest device to communicate guest control signals to the host computer of the IDS device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: December 2, 2021Applicant: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Asela EKANAYAKE, Jiachi ZHANG, Fareed UDDIN, Brian PERRY, Kenneth John NORTH, Qianying BAO, Chia-Lun YANG, Michael RALLY
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Patent number: 11150762Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2020Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLOUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien Berget, Kenneth Andrew Feehan, Paul Leonard Futter, David Samuel Hecht, Joel Christopher Kent, Robert William Kitchin, Kenneth John North, James Roney, Kyu-Tak Son, Jung Verheiden, Forrest Kim Wunderlich
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Publication number: 20200264771Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien BERGET, Kenneth Andrew Feehan, Paul Leonard Futter, David Samuel Hecht, Joel Christopher Kent, Robert William Kitchin, Kenneth John North, James Roney, Kyu-Tak Son, Jung Verheiden, Forrest Kim Wunderlich
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Patent number: 10656828Abstract: Techniques for providing multi-user multi-touch projected capacitive touch sensors are disclosed herein. Some embodiments may include a method that includes receiving a first sense signal from a first sensing array, the first sensing array configured to provide the first sense signal indicating a first touch on a first touch surface of a touch substrate as well as receiving a second sense signal from a second sensing array, the second sensing array configured to provide the second sense signal indicating a second touch on a second touch surface of a second touch substrate occurring concurrently to the first touch. The method may further include determining whether the first touch and the second touch share at least one anti-ghost. The method may also include associating the first touch and the second touch with a common touch entity in response to determining that the first touch and the second touch share the at least one anti-ghost.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: ELO TOUCH SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventors: Damien Berget, Kenneth Andrew Feehan, Paul Leonard Futter, David Samuel Hecht, Joel Christopher Kent, Robert William Kitchin, Kenneth John North, James Roney, Kyu-Tak Son, Jung Verheiden, Forrest Kim Wunderlich
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Patent number: D938930Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth John North, Fareed Uddin, Brian David Perry, Asela Ekanayake
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Patent number: D939468Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth John North, Fareed Uddin, Brian David Perry, Asela Ekanayake
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Patent number: D1009020Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1009853Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1009854Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1011336Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1011337Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1012078Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1012920Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North
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Patent number: D1016140Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2023Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: SpotOn Transact, LLCInventors: Carol Marie Oles, Doron Friedman, Jeffrey Haller, Zachary Alan Hyman, Kenneth John North