Patents by Inventor Megan E. Hansen

Megan E. Hansen 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: 10928782
    Abstract: System and techniques for a virtual detent bezel device are described herein, a configuration that specifies a detent pattern and an output pattern corresponding to the detent pattern may be received receiving by the virtual detent bezel device. A physical portion of the virtual detent bezel device may sense a rotational action of a user interacting with a physical portion of the virtual detent bezel device. The rotational action may be compared to a present rotational position to determine a rotational change. The rotational change may be thresholded against the detent pattern to determine that a detent is crossed. A haptic feedback device may be activated in response to determining that the detent is crossed. A portion of the output pattern that corresponds to the detent that is crossed may be output by the virtual detent bezel device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Anna-Marie Mansour, James Lundell, Corrie Bates, Megan E. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20180364650
    Abstract: System and techniques for a virtual detent bezel device are described herein, a configuration that specifies a detent pattern and an output pattern corresponding to the detent pattern may be received receiving by the virtual detent bezel device. A physical portion of the virtual detent bezel device may sense a rotational action of a user interacting with a physical portion of the virtual detent bezel device. The rotational action may be compared to a present rotational position to determine a rotational change. The rotational change may be thresholded against the detent pattern to determine that a detent is crossed. A haptic feedback device may be activated in response to determining that the detent is crossed. A portion of the output pattern that corresponds to the detent that is crossed may be output by the virtual detent bezel device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Anna-Marie Mansour, James Lundell, Corrie Bates, Megan E. Hansen
  • Publication number: 20170364156
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for providing wearable device feedback based on detected gestures and patterns of the gestures are described herein. A system for providing feedback based on detected gestures and patterns of the gestures includes an accelerometer; a gyrometer; a magnetometer; a gesture detection circuit to: detect a gesture performed by a user of the system based on data from the accelerometer, gyrometer or magnetometer; and determine a pattern of the gesture; a processor subsystem to determine a feedback pattern and a feedback intensity based on the gesture and the pattern of the gesture; and at least one feedback element to provide feedback according to the feedback pattern and the feedback intensity. The at least one feedback element may include LED lights and/or haptic motors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Kahyun Kim, Kristina L. Ortega, Megan E. Hansen, Glen Eric Lewallen