Patents by Inventor Louis J. Lundell
Louis J. Lundell 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: 9939958Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2017Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Publication number: 20170269786Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Patent number: 9684410Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Publication number: 20160299634Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 22, 2016Publication date: October 13, 2016Inventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Patent number: 9400525Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Patent number: 9124680Abstract: A mobile electronic communications device 100 is at least partially covered or encased in a composite housing 123, 134, 168 and 188. The composite housing can have at least one conductive housing portion 220 and 223 comprising a conductive material and at least one non-conductive housing portion 224 and 226 comprising a non-conductive material. Preferably, the non-conductive housing portion is positioned in proximity to an antenna 202, a battery door 194 or cover for a battery 126, in the mobile electronic communications device.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2012Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLCInventor: Louis J. Lundell
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Publication number: 20140267136Abstract: An electronic device (300) includes a housing (301). A touch sensitive surface (100) can be disposed along the housing. The touch sensitive surface can include a recessed surface feature (106) on a portion of the touch sensitive surface. A control circuit (315), operable with the touch sensitive surface, can detect a predetermined gesture sequence (501, 502, 503) when a touch actuation along the touch sensitive surface interacts with the recessed surface feature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Chad Austin Phipps, Jeffrey R. DeVries, John C. Johnson, Louis J. Lundell, Thomas Y. Merrell, Mitul R. Patel, Jiri Slaby
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Publication number: 20130190052Abstract: A mobile electronic communications device 100 is at least partially covered or encased in a composite housing 123, 134, 168 and 188. The composite housing can have at least one conductive housing portion 220 and 223 comprising a conductive material and at least one non-conductive housing portion 224 and 226 comprising a non-conductive material. Preferably, the non-conductive housing portion is positioned in proximity to an antenna 202, a battery door 194 or cover for a battery 126, in the mobile electronic communications device.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 19, 2012Publication date: July 25, 2013Applicant: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.Inventor: Louis J. Lundell
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Patent number: 8385989Abstract: A fascia member (200) for a wireless telecommunication device (700) or other electronic device includes a thin, flexible membrane (201) having a transparent, reinforcing member (212) coupled thereto. The thin, flexible membrane (201) includes a transparency region (203) and a deflectable key region (204). The thin, flexible membrane (201) may thus serve as a major front face for the wireless telecommunication device (700) with no break lines between display and keypad. Printing on one side of the thin, flexible membrane (201) provides alphanumeric indicia (207) and graphical designs for the wireless telecommunication device (700). Printing may also be applied to the transparent, reinforcing member (212).Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2007Date of Patent: February 26, 2013Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Louis J. Lundell, Dong Rim Lee, Andy K. Baw, Adam K. Cybart, David G. Fliszar, Daniel P. Groebe, Nicholas A. Jinkinson, Rick Latella
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Patent number: 8300560Abstract: A method and a wireless device (120, 122) utilize auxiliary information associated with an emergency alert system alert message to direct a user of the wireless device (120, 122) to safety. A wireless communication system (102) wirelessly transmits an emergency alert system (EAS) alert message to a wireless device (120, 122). The wireless communication system (102) also wirelessly transmits an augmented EAS alert message to the wireless device (120, 122). The augmented EAS alert message includes auxiliary information that provides information to the wireless device (120, 122) to direct a user of the wireless device (120, 122) to move at least one of toward a safe zone (150) and away from a danger zone (158). The auxiliary information in the augmented EAS alert message is optionally adjusted based on any combination of: the location of the wireless device, the safe zone, and the danger zone, and the logistics of a vicinity affected by the danger zone.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Steven J. Nowlan, Wayne Ballantyne, Mark A. Gannon, Louis J. Lundell, Louis J. Vannatta
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Patent number: 8158224Abstract: A housing (100, 300, 600, 700) for storing and protecting items comprises a photoreactive material (106) that selectively and irreversibly changes colors upon exposure to activating radiation (124, 324); and an ultraviolet attenuation coating (102, 702) disposed over the photoreactive material (106). Radiation (124, 324) is selectively applied to the photoreactive material (106) to irreversibly change the color of the photoreactive material (106) and therefore the housing (100, 300, 600, 700). An optional patterned layer (332) may be disposed between the photoreactive material (106) and the selective application of radiation (124, 324), and a background color (108) may be included, to affect the visual presentation of the housing (100, 300, 600, 700).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2008Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Assignee: Motorola Mobility, Inc.Inventors: Ruth Yu-Ai Zhang, Roger Ady, Rick Latella, Louis J. Lundell, Manuel Oliver
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Publication number: 20100145991Abstract: These various embodiments are suitable for use with a personally portable apparatus (200) that is configured and arranged to render selected content into a perceivable form for an end user of that personally portable apparatus. These teachings generally provide for gathering (101) information regarding this end user (wherein this information does not simply comprise specific instructions to the personally portable apparatus via some corresponding user interface). These teachings then provide for inferring (103) from this information a desired end user rendering modality (that is, as desired by that end user) for the selected content and then automatically selecting (105), as a function (at least in part) of that desired end user rendering modality, a particular rendering method from amongst a plurality of differing candidate rendering methodologies to employ when rendering the selected content perceivable to the end user at the personally portable apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2008Publication date: June 10, 2010Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Mark A. Gannon, Wayne W. Ballantyne, Louis J. Lundell, Steven J. Nowlan, Louis J. Vannatta
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Publication number: 20090269524Abstract: A housing (100, 300, 600, 700) for storing and protecting items comprises a photoreactive material (106) that selectively and irreversibly changes colors upon exposure to activating radiation (124, 324); and an ultraviolet attenuation coating (102, 702) disposed over the photoreactive material (106). Radiation (124, 324) is selectively applied to the photoreactive material (106) to irreversibly change the color of the photoreactive material (106) and therefore the housing (100, 300, 600, 700). An optional patterned layer (332) may be disposed between the photoreactive material (106) and the selective application of radiation (124, 324), and a background color (108) may be included, to affect the visual presentation of the housing (100, 300, 600, 700).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2008Publication date: October 29, 2009Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Ruth Yu-Ai Zhang, Roger Ady, Rick Latella, Louis J. Lundell, Manuel Oliver
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Publication number: 20090170467Abstract: A method and a wireless device (120, 122) utilize auxiliary information associated with an emergency alert system alert message to direct a user of the wireless device (120, 122) to safety. A wireless communication system (102) wirelessly transmits an emergency alert system (EAS) alert message to a wireless device (120, 122). The wireless communication system (102) also wirelessly transmits an augmented EAS alert message to the wireless device (120, 122). The augmented EAS alert message includes auxiliary information that provides information to the wireless device (120, 122) to direct a user of the wireless device (120, 122) to move at least one of toward a safe zone (150) and away from a danger zone (158). The auxiliary information in the augmented EAS alert message is optionally adjusted based on any combination of: the location of the wireless device, the safe zone, and the danger zone, and the logistics of a vicinity affected by the danger zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicant: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: STEVE J. NOWLAN, Wayne Ballantyne, Mark A. Gannon, Louis J. Lundell, Lou J. Vannatta
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Publication number: 20080172359Abstract: A system [100] includes a database [130] to store a user profile for a user [140]. The user profile contains user-specific information. An intelligent agent [120] monitors a conversation involving the user for at least one keyword. In response to detecting the at least one keyword, the intelligent agent: (a) searches the user profile for at least one item corresponding to the at least one keyword; (b) retrieves the at least one item from the user profile; and (c) determines a relevance between the at least one keyword and the at least one item. An application communication element [135] communicates application information corresponding to the at least one item to an application program in response to the relevance exceeding a predetermined threshold.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2007Publication date: July 17, 2008Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Jason N. Howard, Thomas J. Weigert
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Publication number: 20080162454Abstract: A system includes a first communications device [105] to participate in a conversation with at least a second communication device [110]. An intelligent communication agent [120] monitors the conversation for at least one keyword. In response to detecting the at least one keyword, the intelligent communication agent performs a search for multimedia content corresponding to the at least one keyword and retrieves the multimedia content. A logic engine [135] determines relevant content of the multimedia content based on at least one of a conversation profile and at least one user profile for at least one of a user of the first communication device and at least a second user of the at least a second communication device. A transmission element [130] transmits the relevant content to at least one of the first communication device, the at least a second communication device, and a predetermined multimedia device [145].Type: ApplicationFiled: January 3, 2007Publication date: July 3, 2008Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Yan Ming Cheng
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Publication number: 20080107830Abstract: A structure and related method of providing a morphing appearance of a surface of such a structure can be implemented in relation to a wireless communication device such as a cellular telephone. In at least one embodiment, the structure is implemented in a cellular telephone and includes a first layer and a second layer positioned behind the first layer. The first layer is configured to restrict a viewing of the second layer from a first location in front of the first layer when a view path between the first location and the structure forms an angle relative to an axis extending from the structure that exceeds an angular threshold, whereby first and second images that differ from one another are respectively provided by the structure and visible at the first location depending upon whether the view path exceeds or does not exceed the angular threshold, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: LOUIS J. LUNDELL, CHRISTOPHER A. ARNHOLT, JOHN A. BURROUGHS, PATRICK J. CAUWELS
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Publication number: 20080065459Abstract: A method (100) or system (600) of facilitating goal based calendar management can include creating a calendar item (106) from a user entry (102) and an external entry (104), determining (108) if the calendar item is a policy related item, extracting policy attributes (110) for the calendar item, determining (112) if an action is required based on the policy attributes, the user entry, and the external entry, and executing the action based on the policy attributes. The method can further include presenting (114) a suggested action based on the policy attributes and accepting an entry (116) corresponding to the suggested action. The method can further present a modification of the external entry based on the policy attributes and accept an entry corresponding to the modification of the external entry. The method can also present an action related to a common context as a result of an analysis of the attributes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2006Publication date: March 13, 2008Applicant: MOTOROLA, INC.Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Yan M. Cheng, Thomas J. Mactavish, Alfred N. Danial
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Publication number: 20080004088Abstract: A fascia member (200) for a wireless telecommunication device (700) or other electronic device includes a thin, flexible membrane (201) having a transparent, reinforcing member (212) coupled thereto. The thin, flexible membrane (201) includes a transparency region (203) and a deflectable key region (204). The thin, flexible membrane (201) may thus serve as a major front face for the wireless telecommunication device (700) with no break lines between display and keypad. Printing on one side of the thin, flexible membrane (201) provides alphanumeric indicia (207) and graphical designs for the wireless telecommunication device (700). Printing may also be applied to the transparent, reinforcing member (212).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2007Publication date: January 3, 2008Inventors: Louis J. Lundell, Dong Rim Lee, Andy K. Baw, Adam K. Cybart, David G. Fliszar, Daniel P. Groebe, Nicholas A. Jinkinson, Rick Latella
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Patent number: D688222Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2012Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Toshihiro Fujimura, Mohammed Abdul-Gaffoor, Steve C Emmert, Louis J Lundell, Katherine C Morgenroth, Phillip R Nensel, Paul M Pierce, Glenn S Schultz, Joel Soto