Patents by Inventor Marc Randall Hammons

Marc Randall Hammons 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: 12053703
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first setting of a first parameter associated with a first device. The first device is associated with a first device type. The one or more processors are further configured to detect an event. The event is associated with one of the first parameter or a second device that is associated with a second parameter, and the second device is associated with a second device type. The one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on detecting the event, a second setting of the second parameter for the second device based on a calibration relationship between the first parameter and the second parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Comer, Marc Randall Hammons, Tyler Ryan Cox
  • Patent number: 11931657
    Abstract: An information handling system may receive a request from a user for expert assistance associated with a gaming application. The information handling system may determine a recommendation of one or more experts from a plurality of available experts based, at least in part, on the gaming application and one or more gaming characteristics of each of the plurality of available experts. The information handling system may initiate a gaming assistance session between the user and at least one of the determined experts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Erik Summa, Marc Randall Hammons, Tyler Ryan Cox
  • Patent number: 11930243
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may provide a system that enables game play or other application sessions from a set of candidate game hosts and environments to consumption devices of a user's choice while the user moves about their home between the different environments. The system may employ methods to determine where a user is located within the home, availability and selection of candidate game hosting and target environments, homing and direction of related I/O and audio-visual (AV) content for consumption. The solution accommodates multiple users simultaneously within the home, whether in single player, multiplayer using the same screen, or multiplayer using separate screen games. The solution may configure AV and input/output (I/O) such that multiple users can consume one or multiple games in the home simultaneously, whether in separate locations or when seated together in front of the same consumption device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Randall Hammons, Jake Mitchell Leland, Tyler Ryan Cox, Ryan Nicholas Comer, Uboho Thomas Victor, Erik Summa
  • Publication number: 20240021316
    Abstract: A data-driven, intelligent ergonomic behavioral aid based on uniquely captured telemetry and user behavior data is provided. The aggregation of the telemetry data and user presence events over time can provide sufficient context to understand user patterns and behavior as well as the user's environment. The provided system may learn from this data and recommend to the user best practices and actions to take to minimize the health risk specific to their behavior with respect to the computing ecosystem. In some instances, the provided system may initiate one or more actions, rather than a recommendation, that force the user to change their behavior if the user desires to continue interacting with the computing ecosystem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 18, 2024
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Uboho Victor, Tyler Ryan Cox, Erik Summa, Jake Mitchell Leland, Marc Randall Hammons, Ryan Nicholas Corner
  • Publication number: 20230311006
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory and one or more processors coupled to the memory. The one or more processors are configured to determine a first setting of a first parameter associated with a first device. The first device is associated with a first device type. The one or more processors are further configured to detect an event. The event is associated with one of the first parameter or a second device that is associated with a second parameter, and the second device is associated with a second device type. The one or more processors are further configured to determine, based on detecting the event, a second setting of the second parameter for the second device based on a calibration relationship between the first parameter and the second parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Comer, Marc Randall Hammons, Tyler Ryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20230315605
    Abstract: This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for a user interaction recognition. In an aspect, a method includes receiving, at a server, first telemetry information from a first device, the first telemetry information associated with a first user session of a first application, the first user session associated with a first user. The method further includes receiving second telemetry information from a second device, the second telemetry information associated with a second user session of a second application, the second user session associated with a second user. The method also includes generating an interaction candidate based on a comparison of the first telemetry information and the second telemetry information, and transmitting the interaction candidate to the first device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jake Mitchell Leland, Tyler Ryan Cox, Ryan Nicholas Comer, Marc Randall Hammons
  • Publication number: 20230211241
    Abstract: An information handling system may receive a request from a user for expert assistance associated with a gaming application. The information handling system may determine a recommendation of one or more experts from a plurality of available experts based, at least in part, on the gaming application and one or more gaming characteristics of each of the plurality of available experts. The information handling system may initiate a gaming assistance session between the user and at least one of the determined experts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Erik Summa, Marc Randall Hammons, Tyler Ryan Cox
  • Publication number: 20230217064
    Abstract: Systems and methods described herein may provide a system that enables game play or other application sessions from a set of candidate game hosts and environments to consumption devices of a user's choice while the user moves about their home between the different environments. The system may employ methods to determine where a user is located within the home, availability and selection of candidate game hosting and target environments, homing and direction of related I/O and audio-visual (AV) content for consumption. The solution accommodates multiple users simultaneously within the home, whether in single player, multiplayer using the same screen, or multiplayer using separate screen games. The solution may configure AV and input/output (I/O) such that multiple users can consume one or multiple games in the home simultaneously, whether in separate locations or when seated together in front of the same consumption device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2022
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Randall Hammons, Jake Mitchell Leland, Tyler Ryan Cox, Ryan Nicholas Comer, Uboho Thomas Victor, Erik Summa
  • Patent number: 11673046
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may determine first multiple subsegments of an image segment of first image segments associated with image coordinates; determine first multiple average color values respectively associated with the first multiple subsegments; receive user input from an information handling system (IHS) of the multiple information handling systems (IHSs); receive a second image frame of the game based at least on the user input; determine second multiple subsegments of an image segment of second image segments of the second image frame associated with the image coordinates; determine second multiple average color values respectively associated with the second multiple subsegments; determine that a comparison of the first multiple average color values with second multiple average color values meets or exceeds a threshold; and associate the image coordinates with the IHS of the multiple IHSs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Comer, Marc Randall Hammons
  • Patent number: 11592910
    Abstract: Managing input sensitivity of an information handling system, including performing a calibration and configuration of an input sensitivity management model, including: identifying contextual data associated with the information handling system, the contextual data including i) system characteristics of the information handling system and ii) o user characteristics of a user of the information handling system; identifying historic states of the information handling system, the historic states including for each state in time of the information handling system, inputs to the information handling system and outputs of the information handling system based on the inputs to the information handling system; training, based on the contextual data and the historic states, the input sensitivity management model for determining an input sensitivity of the inputs to the information handling system; performing, after performing the calibration and configuration of the input sensitivity management model, a steady-state mo
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Comer, Tyler Ryan Cox, Richard William Schuckle, Marc Randall Hammons, Jake Mitchell Leland
  • Patent number: 11586693
    Abstract: Displaying multi-source content based on interaction data, including: identifying user interaction data associated with computer-implemented applications, the user interaction data including interaction data of a particular user; identifying social interaction data associated with the computer-implemented applications, the social interaction data including interaction data of one or more social contacts of the particular user; identifying regional interaction data associated with the computer-implemented applications, the regional interaction data including interaction data of users of a particular region; aggregating content associated with the computer-implemented applications based on the user interaction data, the filtered social interaction data, and the filtered regional interaction data; scoring the aggregated content based on weight components; applying, based on the content scores, interface adjustments to interface elements of a graphical timeline, the graphical timeline depicting the interface elem
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Erik Summa, Marc Randall Hammons, Richard William Schuckle, Jake Mitchell Leland, Ryan Nicholas Comer
  • Patent number: 11489928
    Abstract: Settings on an information handling system may be adjusted to set priority levels for processes executing on the information handling system in view of desired operational characteristics of the information handling system for a user persona and in view of expected future events for the information handling system. A score may be generated based on a user persona (e.g., whether a user is a light gamer, heavy gamer, corridor warrior, or desk worker) and expected future computer contexts (e.g., an expectation that a user will play a game in one hour). That score may be used to determine policies (e.g., high performance, balanced, or battery saver) to implement through settings on the computer system. Consideration of user persona classifications, associated group behaviors, and dynamic system contexts (including resource extremas, location, temporal context, and predicted future events) improve use of system resources through prioritization and governing of diverse optimization methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Nikhil Manohar Vichare, Marc Randall Hammons
  • Patent number: 11426662
    Abstract: In one or more embodiments, one or more systems, one or more methods, and/or one or more processes may receive, from a user, first user input that indicates a selection of a game; may determine one or more numerical values respectively associated with one or more attributes associated with the game; may determine multiple numerical experience scores associated with multiple information handling systems operable for the user to play the game; may rank the multiple information handling systems by respective numerical experience scores; and may recommend at least one of the multiple information handling systems to the user based at least on ranking the multiple information handling systems by respective numerical experience scores and based at least on the one or more numerical values respectively associated with the one or more attributes associated with the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jake Mitchell Leland, Tyler Ryan Cox, Ryan Nicholas Comer, Marc Randall Hammons, Richard William Schuckle
  • Patent number: 11420129
    Abstract: Information handling systems, methods, and computer-readable media enable gameplay event detection and gameplay enhancement operations. One or more in-game events may be detected by monitoring audio content, by monitoring video content, by monitoring user input, by monitoring other information, or a combination thereof. The one or more in-game events (and information related to the one or more in-game events) may be stored at a database. Information of the database may be accessed to trigger one or more gameplay enhancement operations. The one or more gameplay enhancement operations may include an automatic highlight capture operation, a dynamic screen aggregation operation, a dynamic position switch operation, a dynamic player switch operation, a gameplay enhancement operation using one or more peripheral devices (e.g., a lighting effect or a haptic feedback event), one or more other gameplay enhancement operations, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Erik Summa, David Joseph Zavelson, Marc Randall Hammons
  • Patent number: 11423905
    Abstract: Systems and methods for handling away messages with intelligent assistance using voice services. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution, cause the IHS to: detect the presence of a person; output an audio greeting in response to the detection; receive an audio instruction in response to the audio greeting; transmit the audio instruction to a voice service provider, the voice service provider configured to: (i) convert the audio instruction into a text instruction, and (ii) transmit the text instruction to an intelligent assistance provider; receive a command from the intelligent assistance provider, the intelligent assistance provider configured to generate the command based upon the text instruction; and execute the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Randall Hammons, Todd Erick Swierk, Tyler Ryan Cox
  • Patent number: 11406905
    Abstract: A system for communicating interactive instructions to a user intercepts video and audio information from an information handling system hosting a game, analyzes where a user is looking and listens for user commands, generates a list of candidate targets, selects a target profile for each candidate target, applies a prioritization policy to select a target from the list of candidate targets, and communicates haptic information to the user to signal an action to take relative to the selected target. The target may be a threat that the user must engage or evade, an object the user must get or avoid, a location the user must move to or avoid, or a route the user must take to attack or evade a threat or achieve a reward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Erik Summa, Marc Randall Hammons, David Joseph Zavelson, Philip Seibert
  • Patent number: 11406895
    Abstract: Information handling systems, methods, and computer-readable media enable gameplay event detection and gameplay enhancement operations. One or more in-game events may be detected by monitoring audio content, by monitoring video content, by monitoring user input, by monitoring other information, or a combination thereof. The one or more in-game events (and information related to the one or more in-game events) may be stored at a database. Information of the database may be accessed to trigger one or more gameplay enhancement operations. The one or more gameplay enhancement operations may include an automatic highlight capture operation, a dynamic screen aggregation operation, a dynamic position switch operation, a dynamic player switch operation, a gameplay enhancement operation using one or more peripheral devices (e.g., a lighting effect or a haptic feedback event), one or more other gameplay enhancement operations, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Marc Randall Hammons, Tyler Ryan Cox, Jacob Mink, Okeoghene Theresa Emadoye
  • Patent number: 11397613
    Abstract: An information handling system may determine that a first process of a list of processes is a top-ranked process and may adjust one or more settings of the information handling system associated with the first process. The information handling system may monitor performance parameters of the information handling system following the adjustment of the settings. Based on monitoring the performance parameters, the information handling system may determine that a performance score of the information handling system is below a threshold performance score and may reduce a ranking of the first process based on the determination. The ranking of the first process may be reduced such that a second process becomes a new top-ranked process. The information handling system may then adjust one or more settings associated with the second process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Marc Randall Hammons, Nikhil Manohar Vichare
  • Publication number: 20220221945
    Abstract: Managing input sensitivity of an information handling system, including performing a calibration and configuration of an input sensitivity management model, including: identifying contextual data associated with the information handling system, the contextual data including i) system characteristics of the information handling system and ii) o user characteristics of a user of the information handling system; identifying historic states of the information handling system, the historic states including for each state in time of the information handling system, inputs to the information handling system and outputs of the information handling system based on the inputs to the information handling system; training, based on the contextual data and the historic states, the input sensitivity management model for determining an input sensitivity of the inputs to the information handling system; performing, after performing the calibration and configuration of the input sensitivity management model, a steady-state mo
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Ryan Nicholas Comer, Tyler Ryan Cox, Richard William Schuckle, Marc Randall Hammons, Jake Mitchell Leland
  • Publication number: 20220222307
    Abstract: Displaying multi-source content based on interaction data, including: identifying user interaction data associated with computer-implemented applications, the user interaction data including interaction data of a particular user; identifying social interaction data associated with the computer-implemented applications, the social interaction data including interaction data of one or more social contacts of the particular user; identifying regional interaction data associated with the computer-implemented applications, the regional interaction data including interaction data of users of a particular region; aggregating content associated with the computer-implemented applications based on the user interaction data, the filtered social interaction data, and the filtered regional interaction data; scoring the aggregated content based on weight components; applying, based on the content scores, interface adjustments to interface elements of a graphical timeline, the graphical timeline depicting the interface elem
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Tyler Ryan Cox, Erik Summa, Marc Randall Hammons, Richard William Schuckle, Jake Mitchell Leland, Ryan Nicholas Comer