Patents by Inventor Mat Laibowitz

Mat Laibowitz 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).

  • Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for enabling use of remote devices with pre-defined gestures
    Patent number: 8902180
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for enabling use of external devices with pre-defined gestures. A method may include receiving operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device. The method may further include associating, by a processor, at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation. The method may further include receiving user input. The method may further include determining that the user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture. The method may further include causing transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Mat Laibowitz, Vids Samanta, Joseph A. Paradiso
  • METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ENABLING USE OF REMOTE DEVICES WITH PRE-DEFINED GESTURES
    Publication number: 20130154915
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are herein provided for enabling use of external devices with pre-defined gestures. A method may include receiving operation information from a remote device, wherein the operation information indicates at least one operation that may be invoked by the remote device. The method may further include associating, by a processor, at least one pre-defined gesture with the at least one operation. The method may further include receiving user input. The method may further include determining that the user input corresponds to the at least one pre-defined gesture. The method may further include causing transmission of indication information to the remote device, wherein the indication information provides an indication to the remote device to perform the at least one operation associated with the pre-defined gesture. Corresponding apparatuses and computer program products are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: NOKIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mat Laibowitz, Vids Samanta, Joseph A. Paradiso