Patents by Inventor Lee Atkinson
Lee Atkinson 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: 11875602Abstract: An example non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to, when executed by the processor, capture an image of a face of a user viewing a display device, identify a light source in the image, and identify light from the display device reflecting off the face of the user. The example instructions are also executable to determine a signature of the light in the image by 1) positively weighting a light measurement from the light source in the image and 2) negatively weighting a light measurement emanating from the display device and reflecting off the face of the user. The example instructions are also executable to modify a display device setting based on the signature of the light in the image.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Publication number: 20230177879Abstract: An example non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to detect that a local participant in a videoconference is looking at a first remote participant window of a plurality of participant windows, wherein the plurality of participant windows is displayed via the computing device and the local participant is a user of the computing device. The example instructions are also executable to capture an image of a face of the local participant based on the detection and adjust a position of an iris of the local participant from a side position to a center position. The instructions are also executable to transmit the iris position adjustment to a plurality of remote participant computing devices to change an appearance of the local participant in a participant window displayed in a first remote participant computing device of the plurality of remote participant computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Publication number: 20230177874Abstract: An example non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions to, when executed by the processor, capture an image of a face of a user viewing a display device, identify a light source in the image, and identify light from the display device reflecting off the face of the user. The example instructions are also executable to determine a signature of the light in the image by 1) positively weighting a light measurement from the light source in the image and 2) negatively weighting a light measurement emanating from the display device and reflecting off the face of the user. The example instructions are also executable to modify a display device setting based on the signature of the light in the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Patent number: 11500374Abstract: A communications ecosystem and related methods of operation include an ecosystem safety level (ESL), a plurality of vehicles or systems, each vehicle or system having an individual safety level (ISL), a control system operable to determine whether the ISL for each vehicle or system meets or exceeds the ESL, and one or more communications links between any first vehicle or system having a first ISL that does not meet or exceed the ESL and a second vehicle or system with a second ISL that does meet or exceed the ESL such that the first vehicle or system operates at the second ISL.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: KUTTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michele Lee Atkinson, James A. Katlen, Michael William Landreth, Douglas V. Limbaugh
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Publication number: 20220357297Abstract: An apparatus senses the proportion of FOG flowing with effluent from a sink to a p-trap. A pipe portion is connectable for use as a tailpipe for a sink with a first electrode within the pipe portion and a second electrode outside the pipe portion. Conductors connect the first and second electrodes to a capacitance sensor, so changes in capacitance between the electrodes caused by changes in proportions of FOG content in effluent from the sink can be detected and/or monitored. The monitoring can be remote and can cause an action when an excess FOG content is detected.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2020Publication date: November 10, 2022Applicant: Thermaco, Inc.Inventors: WILLIAM C. BATTEN, SIANNA HAWS, FRED LEHMAN, LEE ATKINSON, PATRICK STURM
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Publication number: 20220277681Abstract: Examples for controlling refresh rates of a first portion of a display device integrated with an image capturing device located behind the display device, are described. The image capturing device is located behind the first portion. In an example, refresh rate of the first portion of the display area is controlled, such that the first portion periodically illuminates at a second refresh rate. The second refresh rate is such that it is less than a native refresh rate of the display device. Thereafter, operation of the image capturing device may be controlled, such that the image capturing device is to capture images between illumination of the first portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2019Publication date: September 1, 2022Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Patent number: 11410632Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, a serial-to-parallel converter (SPC), a plurality of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a plurality of switches, and a controller. The pixels are arranged in rows and columns. The columns include a first column and an adjacent second column. The SPC generates parallelized pixel data based on serial pixel data sent by a graphics controller. The DACs are coupled to the SPC and include a first DAC corresponding to the first column and a second DAC corresponding to the second column. The switches include a first switch that includes a first input coupled directly to an output of the SPC, a second input coupled to an input of the first column, and an output coupled to an input of the second column. The controller selects pixel data on one of the first input and the second input for output by the first switch.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Publication number: 20220137618Abstract: A communications ecosystem and related methods of operation include an ecosystem safety level (ESL), a plurality of vehicles or systems, each vehicle or system having an individual safety level (ISL), a control system operable to determine whether the ISL for each vehicle or system meets or exceeds the ESL, and one or more communications links between any first vehicle or system having a first ISL that does not meet or exceed the ESL and a second vehicle or system with a second ISL that does meet or exceed the ESL such that the first vehicle or system operates at the second ISL.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2020Publication date: May 5, 2022Applicant: KUTTA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Michele Lee ATKINSON, James A. KATLEN, Michael William LANDRETH, Douglas V. LIMBAUGH
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Patent number: 11244588Abstract: A display device includes pixels, a serial-to-parallel converter (SPC), a row driver, a column driver, and a switch. The pixels are arranged in rows and columns which include a first column and a first row. A first pixel resides at an intersection of the first row and first column. The SPC extracts, from a signal sent by a graphics controller, pixel data and a command. The row driver initiates a refresh of the pixels residing in the first row based on the pixel data. The column driver transmits the pixel data to the first column. During the refresh, the switch allows transmission of the pixel data to the first pixel when the command indicates that the first pixel is to be refreshed and prevents transmission of pixel data to the first pixel when the command indicates that the first pixel is not to be refreshed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Inventors: Lee Atkinson, Cheng-Hua Yu
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Publication number: 20210406358Abstract: Examples techniques to control access to sensors of computing devices are described. In an example, a request to access a data of a first sensor is received. A physical condition defined for permitting access to the data of the first sensor is determined via a second sensor. The access to the data of the first sensor is controlled based on the physical condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2018Publication date: December 30, 2021Inventors: LEE ATKINSON, CHEN-FANG HSU
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Publication number: 20210368262Abstract: An example electronic device is described, which may include a microphone, a sensor, a detection unit, and a control unit. The detection unit may detect a use mode of the electronic device via the sensor. The use mode may be determined based on an operation mode associated with the microphone. Further, the control unit may modify a microphone processing application based on the detected use mode.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2018Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: LEE ATKINSON
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Publication number: 20210360223Abstract: A display device includes a first plurality of pixels, a second plurality of pixels, a first serial-to-parallel converter (SPC), a second SPC, a timing controller, and a switch. The first plurality of pixels forms a first display region to display a first image to be viewed by a user's left eye. The second plurality of pixels forms a second display region to display, simultaneously with display of the first image, a second image to be viewed by the user's right eye. The first SPC is coupled to the first display region; the second SPC is coupled to the second display region. The timing controller detects an indicator in a signal received from a graphics controller. The switch moves, under instruction from the timing controller, to a position that allows identical pixel data extracted from the signal to be transmitted simultaneously to the first SPC and the second SPC.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: November 18, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Patent number: 11175722Abstract: A computing device includes a power circuit to provide up to a maximum amount of power. The computing device includes internal hardware having an actual current usage power, and ports that are each connectable to a peripheral device having an actual current port usage power. The computing device includes power manager hardware. Responsive to an overpower condition at the power circuit, the computing device is to disconnect a selected port from the power circuit.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2017Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Publication number: 20210347838Abstract: A composition comprising a synthetic growth factor analogue comprising a non-growth factor heparin binding region, a linker and a sequence that binds specifically to a cell surface receptor and an osteoconductive material where the synthetic growth factor analogue is attached to and can be released from the osteoconductive material and is an amplifier/co-activator of osteoinduction.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2021Publication date: November 11, 2021Applicants: Ferring B.V., Brookhaven Science Associates, LLCInventors: Paul O. ZAMORA, Brent Lee ATKINSON, Xinhua LIN, Louis A. PENA
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Patent number: 11150475Abstract: A system and method for an HMD system including an HMD and a computing device. The computing device to render an image for the HMD, and transfer the image to the HMD without inactive pixels of the image. The inactive pixels include pixels outside of a viewable area of the image.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2017Date of Patent: October 19, 2021Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Publication number: 20210241675Abstract: Examples of illumination of display units are described. In an example, a display unit is illuminated for a first portion of a time period to display a display frame. The time period is a threshold time period. Further, the display unit is illuminated for an additional portion of the time period after the time period in response to determination of a frame absence condition at an end of the time period.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2018Publication date: August 5, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson
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Patent number: 11078244Abstract: A composition comprising a synthetic growth factor analogue comprising a non-growth factor heparin binding region, a linker and a sequence that binds specifically to a cell surface receptor and an osteoconductive material where the synthetic growth factor analogue is attached to and can be released from the osteoconductive material and is an amplifier/co-activator of osteoinduction.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignees: Ferring B.V., Brookhaven Science Associates, LLCInventors: Paul Zamora, Brent Lee Atkinson, Xinhua Lin, Louis A. Pena
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Publication number: 20210208666Abstract: A computing device includes a power circuit to provide up to a maximum amount of power. The computing device includes internal hardware having an actual current usage power, and ports that are each connectable to a peripheral device having an actual current port usage power. The computing device includes power manager hardware. Responsive to an overpower condition at the power circuit, the computing device is to disconnect a selected port from the power circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2017Publication date: July 8, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Lee ATKINSON
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Publication number: 20210199964Abstract: A system and method for an HMD system including an HMD and a computing device. The computing device to render an image for the HMD, and transfer the image to the HMD without inactive pixels of the image. The inactive pixels include pixels outside of a viewable area of the image.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2017Publication date: July 1, 2021Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.Inventor: Lee ATKINSON
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Publication number: 20210166656Abstract: A display device includes a plurality of pixels, a serial-to-parallel converter (SPC), a plurality of digital-to-analog converters (DACs), a plurality of switches, and a controller. The pixels are arranged in rows and columns. The columns include a first column and an adjacent second column. The SPC generates parallelized pixel data based on serial pixel data sent by a graphics controller. The DACs are coupled to the SPC and include a first DAC corresponding to the first column and a second DAC corresponding to the second column. The switches include a first switch that includes a first input coupled directly to an output of the SPC, a second input coupled to an input of the first column, and an output coupled to an input of the second column. The controller selects pixel data on one of the first input and the second input for output by the first switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: June 3, 2021Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Lee Atkinson