Patents by Inventor Kevin Wayne Beck
Kevin Wayne Beck 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: 11984001Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a tamper detection switch of an information handling device, a tampering event; determining, using a processor, contextual data associated with the tampering event; constructing, based on the determining, a signal comprising the contextual data; and broadcasting, using a radio transmission beacon, the signal. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
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Patent number: 11899840Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor of an information handling device and in a virtual environment, a user input directed to a virtual human input device; accessing, from a data store, sensation data associated with user interaction with a real-world counterpart device of the virtual human input device; and providing, based on the sensation data and using a wearable haptic device, a haptic output responsive to the user input, wherein the haptic output emulates an interaction feel of the user input provided to the real-world counterpart device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Patent number: 11693968Abstract: In one aspect, an embedded controller (EC) in a device may receive a firmware update for another component in the device and determine whether the firmware update has been previously applied at the component. If the firmware update has not been previously applied, the EC may assign an identifier to the firmware update and digitally sign the identifier. The EC may then provide the firmware update and the digitally-signed identifier to the component so that the component may apply the firmware update.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
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Patent number: 11531761Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a key based on at least one hardware component identifier for hardware of a first device and/or at least one piece of firmware code of the first device. The key may then be stored at a storage area accessible to the first device via hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) communication and the key may also be used to encrypt storage of the first device. Booting of the first device may then be facilitated based on HTTPS communication with a second device and using an extensible firmware interface (EFI) file and/or an IMG file stored at the second device. Then subsequent to at least partially facilitating the booting of the first device and based on verifying authentication credentials, the key may be transmitted to the first device to decrypt the storage of the first device.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2020Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
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Patent number: 11521578Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products securely present content on a display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to logically divide content to be presented on a display into a plurality of portions and randomly determine security display settings for each of the plurality of portions such that the plurality of portions are presented on the display with their respective security display settings at a frequency above a threshold of human persistence of vision but below camera shutter speeds. The code is executable by the processor to encode the randomly determined security display settings in metadata for each of the plurality of portions prior to the content being presented on the display and send the content, including the encoded security display settings, to the display.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Gordon Boyack, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
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Publication number: 20220308669Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor of an information handling device and in a virtual environment, a user input directed to a virtual human input device; accessing, from a data store, sensation data associated with user interaction with a real-world counterpart device of the virtual human input device; and providing, based on the sensation data and using a wearable haptic device, a haptic output responsive to the user input, wherein the haptic output emulates an interaction feel of the user input provided to the real-world counterpart device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2021Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Aaron Michael Stewart
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Publication number: 20220291795Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for projecting interfaces on a surface. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to scan a surface around a display device connected to an electronic device, determine a usable area of the scanned surface for projecting at least one graphical interface of the electronic device, and project the determined at least one graphical interface on the usable area of the scanned surface using at least one projector.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau
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Publication number: 20220293098Abstract: For dialect correction and training, a method identifies a mixed dialect event with communications in a user dialect and a second dialect. The method further monitors user communications. The method presents a dialect correction in response to a communication difference between the user dialect and the second dialect.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2021Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon
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Publication number: 20220223121Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for securely presenting content on a display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to logically divide content to be presented on a display into a plurality of portions and randomly determine security display settings for each of the plurality of portions such that the plurality of portions are presented on the display with their respective security display settings at a frequency above a threshold of human persistence of vision but below camera shutter speeds. The code is executable by the processor to encode the randomly determined security display settings in metadata for each of the plurality of portions prior to the content being presented on the display and send the content, including the encoded security display settings, to the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Gordon Boyack, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
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Publication number: 20220188419Abstract: In one aspect, an embedded controller (EC) in a device may receive a firmware update for another component in the device and determine whether the firmware update has been previously applied at the component. If the firmware update has not been previously applied, the EC may assign an identifier to the firmware update and digitally sign the identifier. The EC may then provide the firmware update and the digitally-signed identifier to the component so that the component may apply the firmware update.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2020Publication date: June 16, 2022Inventors: Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
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Publication number: 20220171438Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a sensor of an information handling device, a force event directed to a portion of a screen assembly of the information handling device; determining, based on information derived from the sensor, whether the force event exceeds a predetermined strain threshold; and disengaging, responsive to determining that the force event exceeds the predetermined strain threshold, a floating pin from within a hinge mechanism of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
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Publication number: 20220121237Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for fit adjustment of a head mounted display. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to identify a user based on information captured using one or more sensors of a head mounted display (“HMD”) unit. The code is executable by the processor to determine one or more fit settings for the identified user, the one or more fit settings for sizing the HMD unit to the identified user. The code is executable by the processor to automatically adjust the HMD unit based on the determined one or more fit settings for the identified user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2020Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Kevin Wayne Beck
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Publication number: 20220114870Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a tamper detection switch of an information handling device, a tampering event; determining, using a processor, contextual data associated with the tampering event; constructing, based on the determining, a signal comprising the contextual data; and broadcasting, using a radio transmission beacon, the signal. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 21, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
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Patent number: 11237466Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for controlling projection based on viewing context. An apparatus, in one embodiment, includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied for projecting audiovisual content to a user in a selected viewing context. The apparatus may include sensors that communicates to the processor, parameters of the field of view of the user for the selected viewing context and characteristics of a target viewing surface within the field of view. The apparatus, further includes at least one steerable projector this is controlled, based on the one or more parameters, to project a video portion of the audiovisual content on to the target viewing surface, in response to the processor determining that the predetermined condition is satisfied. Systems, computer program products, and methods may perform the functions of the apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Kevin Wayne Beck, Roderick Echols, Ryan Charles Knudson
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Patent number: 11222515Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a tamper detection switch of an information handling device, a tampering event; determining, using a processor, contextual data associated with the tampering event; constructing, based on the determining, a signal comprising the contextual data; and broadcasting, using a radio transmission beacon, the signal. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
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Publication number: 20210306833Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using an information handling device, an aspect associated with another device; determining, based upon analysis of the aspect, whether the information handling device can be paired to the another device; and providing, responsive to determining that the information handling device can be paired to the another device, a pairing query to a user of the information handling device. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Ratan Ray
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Publication number: 20210256133Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating a key based on at least one hardware component identifier for hardware of a first device and/or at least one piece of firmware code of the first device. The key may then be stored at a storage area accessible to the first device via hypertext transfer protocol secure (HTTPS) communication and the key may also be used to encrypt storage of the first device. Booting of the first device may then be facilitated based on HTTPS communication with a second device and using an extensible firmware interface (EFI) file and/or an IMG file stored at the second device. Then subsequent to at least partially facilitating the booting of the first device and based on verifying authentication credentials, the key may be transmitted to the first device to decrypt the storage of the first device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 19, 2021Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten P. Stremlau, Russell Speight VanBlon, Joseph M. Pennisi
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Patent number: 11093593Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a touchless command to perform an action; determining, using a processor, whether the action is one of: a protected action and an unprotected action; and requesting, responsive to determining that the action is associated with a protected action, user authentication input prior to performing the action. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau, Joseph Michael Pennisi
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Patent number: 11094327Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, comprising: capturing, at an information handling device, audible input from at least one user; providing, on a display device operatively coupled to the information handling device, at least one transcription suggestion, wherein the at least one transcription suggestion is associated with a portion of the audible input; and inputting, responsive to receiving a selection input on the at least one transcription suggestion, the at least one transcription suggestion into an underlying application. Other aspects are described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Kevin Wayne Beck, Thorsten Peter Stremlau
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Patent number: 11093720Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for converting multiple language variations. One apparatus includes a processor, a sensor, and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to: determine a priority ranking corresponding to each language variation of multiple language variations, wherein each language variation includes a language, a dialect, or a combination thereof; detect, by use of the sensor, an audible input; convert the audible input to text based on a first language variation, wherein the priority ranking of the first language variation is a highest priority; and in response to a portion of the text being incorrect, convert the audible input corresponding to the portion of the text to a revised portion of the text based on a second language variation, wherein the priority ranking of the second language variation is a second highest priority.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.Inventors: Kevin Wayne Beck, Russell Speight VanBlon, Thorsten Peter Stremlau