Patents by Inventor Michiel Cornelis Visser

Michiel Cornelis Visser 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: 10599282
    Abstract: A device (10) is provided having a visual user interface enabling a user to select one of one or more displayed objects (O1, O2, O3, O4) with a cursor (CR) having a cursor area. The device comprises a cursor control facility (12) for controlling display of the cursor and a calculating facility (14) for calculating for each object that is at least partly within the cursor area a coverage fraction (?oi). The coverage fraction (?oi) is indicative for the fraction of that object (Oi) covered by the cursor and for summing these coverage fractions to obtain a coverage indicator (CI). The cursor control facility is arranged for adapting a size of the cursor to a size that achieves a predetermined value for the coverage indicator. Furthermore a method and a storage medium are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
    Inventor: Michiel Cornelis Visser
  • Publication number: 20150007116
    Abstract: A device (10) is provided having a visual user interface enabling a user to select one of one or more displayed objects (O1, O2, O3, O4) with a cursor (CR) having a cursor area. The device comprises a cursor control facility (12) for controlling display of the cursor and a calculating facility (14) for calculating for each object that is at least partly within the cursor area a coverage fraction (?oi). The coverage fraction (?oi) is indicative for the fraction of that object (Oi) covered by the cursor and for summing these coverage fractions to obtain a coverage indicator (CI). The cursor control facility is arranged for adapting a size of the cursor to a size that achieves a predetermined value for the coverage indicator. Furthermore a method and a storage medium are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Michiel Cornelis Visser