Patents by Inventor Lee Warren Atkinson

Lee Warren 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).

  • Patent number: 9507709
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to hibernation. A device includes a non-volatile memory including a solid state memory and a volatile memory. The volatile memory includes a plurality of pages. One or more of the pages are caused to be stored to non-volatile memory based on whether the respective pages are sourced from the solid state memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9491440
    Abstract: A depth-sensing camera system includes a common sensor configured to record color and infrared data from a target, an infrared illuminant that projects infrared light on the target, and a control logic that switches a mode of operation of the camera between a color mode and an infrared mode. When the camera system is in the infrared mode, the infrared illuminant operates to project the infrared light on the target and when in the color mode, the infrared illuminant is disabled. The camera system also includes a color buffer for storing color chroma and luma values and a depth buffer for storing infrared luma data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9490648
    Abstract: A charging device that includes an alternating current (AC) direct current (DC) adapter and a wireless charger. In one implementation the charging device combines an AC/DC adapter and a wireless charger into a same housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jamie Sookprasong, Lee Warren Atkinson, Edgar Diego Haren
  • Patent number: 9491403
    Abstract: An image can be sensed at a first device. The image can have a first orientation. A second orientation expected by or associated with a second device can be determined. The image can be modified so that the image has the second orientation if the first orientation differs from the second orientation. The modified image can be transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20160320819
    Abstract: A device including a data bus port to receive power from an external source. A controller can monitor the power terminals of the data bus port for a power state control signal. The controller may determine if a second controller on an external source generated a power state control signal transmitted through the power terminals providing power to the computing device in response to activation of a power button on the external source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: LEE WARREN ATKINSON
  • Publication number: 20160320815
    Abstract: In some examples, an apparatus includes a housing comprising an inner surface provided with thermal members, and a thermal attachment to transfer heat generated by a heat producing component to the housing. The thermal attachment is thermally contacted with the inner surface of the housing, and the thermal members are arranged to steer heat from the heat producing component and transferred to the housing by the thermal attachment at a greater heat flow rate through the housing to a first region of the housing and at a lesser heat flow rate through the housing to a second region of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20160266641
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to reporting a first updated threshold level related to a battery. A parameter related to power to be drawn by the computing device for the first OS to enter a hibernate state is monitored. The first updated threshold level are set based on the parameter. The first updated threshold level is reported to the first OS. The first OS is to vary the first battery level threshold based on the first updated threshold level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Inventors: Keith A. Rogers, Lee Warren Atkinson, Ricardo Marquez, Craig A. Walrath
  • Publication number: 20160249015
    Abstract: An image can be sensed at a first device. The image can have a first orientation. A second orientation expected by or associated with a second device can be determined. The image can be modified so that the image has the second orientation if the first orientation differs from the second orientation. The modified image can be transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9426930
    Abstract: Embodiments of various electrical housings, particularly display housings, are provided. In this regard, a representative housing, among others, includes one or more electrical components that are disposed at the housing; a thermal attachment that is designed to transfer heat generated by the one or more electrical components; and a rear enclosure that is designed to engage the thermal attachment. The rear enclosure is further designed to dissipate the heat received from the thermal attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9360917
    Abstract: Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to reporting a first updated threshold level related to a battery. A parameter related to power to be drawn by the computing device for the first OS to enter a hibernate state is monitored. The first updated threshold level are set based on the parameter. The first updated threshold level is reported to the first OS. The first OS is to vary the first battery level threshold based on the first updated threshold level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Keith A Rogers, Lee Warren Atkinson, Ricardo Marquez, Craig A Walrath
  • Patent number: 9357140
    Abstract: An image can be sensed at a first device. The image can have a first orientation. A second orientation expected by or associated with a second device can be determined. The image can be modified so that the image has the second orientation if the first orientation differs from the second orientation. The modified image can be transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20160126856
    Abstract: An electronic device receives a voltage from an AC-DC adapter that is separate from the electronic device. The electronic device detects a change in the voltage from the AC-DC adapter. In response to detecting the change, the electronic device determines an amount of current from the AC-DC adapter. The electronic device adjusts a power consumption of a load in the electronic device based on the determined current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20160100111
    Abstract: An image can be sensed at a first device. The image can have a first orientation. A second orientation expected by or associated with a second device can be determined. The image can be modified so that the image has the second orientation if the first orientation differs from the second orientation. The modified image can be transmitted to the second device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9294155
    Abstract: A device including at least one of an NFC reader or and NFC tag. An impact sensor to detect an impact to the device. Wherein the impact to the device effects whether data is transferred to a second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9276490
    Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to setting a voltage of an adapter (100, 200). In an embodiment, the adapter is to measure a current output by the adapter, compare the measured current at the adapter to a first current and to output a DC voltage. The adapter is to set a level of the DC voltage output by the adapter based on the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9215405
    Abstract: An image sensor can have a first orientation. If the first orientation differs from a second orientation, values can be read from the image sensor in a manner so as to generate image data having the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Patent number: 9210339
    Abstract: An image sensor can have a first orientation. If the first orientation differs from a second orientation, values can be read from the image sensor in a manner so as to generate image data having the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20150331462
    Abstract: A portable computing device detects if a user is touching the portable computing device. The portable computing device increases a temperature threshold for a component or of the portable computing device if the user is not touching the portable computing device. Based on the temperature threshold, the portable computing device modifies a parameter of a component for an operating temperature of the portable computing device to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 19, 2015
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson
  • Publication number: 20150263460
    Abstract: A polarity control circuit receives signals from contacts of a flat connector when the flat connector is connected to a port, where the port is engageable with the flat connector in any of plural orientations of the flat connector. The polarity control circuit applies polarity processing to the input signals to produce output signals at a target polarity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Lee Warren Atkinson, James M. Mann
  • Patent number: 9129563
    Abstract: Examples of the present invention disclose system and method timing adjustment of a backlight module for a display. According to one example, a temperature of the display is monitored and a response time associated with the display is determined based on the temperature. Furthermore, a power-on timing and/or a power-off timing of the backlight module is adjusted based on the determined response time and the monitored temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Lee Warren Atkinson