Patents by Inventor Nathan J. Peterson

Nathan J. Peterson 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).

  • Publication number: 20240074586
    Abstract: A body support assembly includes a seat assembly and backrest assembly supported by a tilt control assembly. Methods of using and assembling the body support assembly are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2023
    Publication date: March 7, 2024
    Applicant: Steelcase Inc.
    Inventors: Nickolaus William Charles Deevers, Kurt R. Heidmann, Gordon J. Peterson, David Bodnar, James Ludwig, Nathan R. Brock, Mark Spoelhof
  • Patent number: 11886888
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a command from a user to load an application; determining, using a processor, whether a forecasted loading time for the application exceeds a loading tolerance threshold associated with the user; and providing, responsive to determining that the forecasted loading time exceeds the loading tolerance threshold, a reduced view of the application during a time period that the application is loading. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Patrick Delaney, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Arnold S. Weksler
  • Patent number: 11861588
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes establishing a wireless communication order session between a communication device associated with a vehicle and an establishment communication system in response to the vehicle being within an ordering area, receiving transaction information indicative of a transaction transmitted from the communication device associated with the vehicle, and associating the transaction with the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (United States) Inc.
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight Vanblon, Mark Patrick Delaney
  • Publication number: 20230289192
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a request for a boot into a system factory reset mode, accessing a virtual boot indication in an operating system memory area, identifying an address of a virtual boot user space memory area as a function of the virtual boot indication, and booting the system into the factory reset mode using the virtual boot user space memory without overriding user settings in the user space memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, John Petersen, Gary Cudak
  • Publication number: 20230269798
    Abstract: A wireless peripheral device implemented method includes receiving a first input, providing a user perceivable indication of existing wireless pairings of the wireless peripheral device via the wireless peripheral device in response to the first input, receiving a second input, and adding a new wireless pairing in response to the second input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight Vanblon, Mark Patrick Delaney
  • Patent number: 11694574
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from at least one sensor, identify a characteristic of a user based on the input from the at least one sensor, and alter at least one setting of the device based on the identification of the characteristic. The at least one setting is related to presentation of content using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Arnold S. Weksler, Mark Patrick Delaney, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • Publication number: 20230152866
    Abstract: Systems and methods for use of magnets to retain and eject computing device expansion modules are disclosed. According to an aspect, a system includes a computing device that defines a slot for receipt of an expansion module for operable positioning of the expansion module with respect to the computing device. The expansion module comprises a first magnet attached thereto. Further, the system includes an electromagnet attached to the slot of the computing device. The system also includes a controller configured to apply an electrical output to the electromagnet such that the electromagnet generates a magnetic field for repelling the first magnet such the expansion module is urged in a direction for ejection from the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: John Michael Petersen, Gary David Cudak, Nathan J. Peterson, Jarrod B. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11641722
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more sensors, one or more processors operable with the one or more sensors, one or more extendable gripping feet, and an actuation engine operable to extend and retract the one or more extendable gripping feet. The one or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device and, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more processors cause the actuation engine to transition the one or more extendable gripping feet from a retracted position to an extended position where the one or more extendable gripping feet extend distally away from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Gary D Cudak, John S Crowe, Jennifer J Lee-Baron, Nathan J Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230119247
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes establishing a wireless communication order session between a communication device associated with a vehicle and an establishment communication system in response to the vehicle being within an ordering area, receiving transaction information indicative of a transaction transmitted from the communication device associated with the vehicle, and associating the transaction with the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight Vanblon, Mark Patrick Delaney
  • Patent number: 11630805
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided that, under control of one or more processors, perform resource theme identification (RTI) automatically by; accessing an active resource that includes a path designator (PD) element that includes at least a portion of a path designator for a resource; analyzing the active resource to identify a text element, an audio element and/or an image element; analyzing the text/image element utilizing an RTI algorithm, that applies at least one of natural language understanding (NLU) or image recognition (IR), to identify the one or more themes; deriving proxy indicia based on the theme(s); substituting, into the active resource, the proxy indicia for the path designator to present the proxy indicia in place of the path designator, the proxy indicia linked to the path designator; and displaying the active resource including the proxy indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Mark Patrick Delaney, Nathan J. Peterson, Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • Patent number: 11606698
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for dynamically sharing wireless signature data. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect a wireless signature emitted from an information handling device at a network-connected device and record wireless signature information for the information handling device based on the wireless signature. The code is executable by the processor to receive a request to share the wireless signature information with a requesting party. The code is executable by the processor to share the wireless signature information with the requesting party from the network-connected device in response to determining that the requesting party is an authorized party for receiving the wireless signature information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11558848
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at an electronic device, an event has occurred; detecting, using a device sensor, that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; accessing, in a storage location, a rule set including a rule regarding the detecting that the electronic device is proximate to at least one other person; identifying, using a processor of the electronic device, a type of notification for the event based on the rule set; and providing, using an output device of the electronic device, a notification of the type identified. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Scott Edwards Kelso, Aaron Michael Stewart, Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, Arnold S. Weksler
  • Publication number: 20230005224
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor, a display accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the processor to present first virtual reality (VR) content on the display. The instructions are also executable to determine that an end user-defined trigger has occurred for transitioning from presenting VR content to presenting the real-world environment. Responsive to the determination, the instructions are executable to transition presentation of at least part of the first VR content to presentation of the real-world environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, Nathan J. Peterson, John Michael Petersen
  • Publication number: 20220418132
    Abstract: An electronic device includes one or more sensors, one or more processors operable with the one or more sensors, one or more extendable gripping feet, and an actuation engine operable to extend and retract the one or more extendable gripping feet. The one or more sensors detect a condition of the electronic device and, in response to the one or more sensors detecting the condition, the one or more processors cause the actuation engine to transition the one or more extendable gripping feet from a retracted position to an extended position where the one or more extendable gripping feet extend distally away from the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Gary D. Cudak, John S. Crowe, Jennifer J. Lee-Baron, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11540025
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, a request from a user to access a video feed; determining, using a processor, whether: an authorized association exists between the user and an object associated with the video feed; and a predetermined condition is satisfied; and granting, responsive to determining that the authorized associations exists and that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the user access to the video feed. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, Mark Patrick Delaney, Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese
  • Patent number: 11528246
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to transmit a message to a second device different from the first device and to receive back an indication from the second device that the message has been acted upon beyond simply being read using the second device. The instructions may also be executable to present data related to the indication on a display accessible to the at least one processor. In some examples, email tracking software may be used to receive back the indication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Mark Patrick Delaney, Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11523236
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device may include at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage may include instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine an operative microphone of the device from among plural available microphones and take one or more actions at the first device based on determining the operative microphone. The one or more actions may include, for example, presenting an indication at the device that a first microphone is the operative microphone, and/or switching the operative microphone from one available microphone to another available microphone at which audible input is already being received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Mark Patrick Delaney, Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Patent number: 11522869
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes at least one processor and storage accessible to the at least one processor. The storage includes instructions executable by the at least one processor to determine that an application stored at the first device is programmed to communicate with a second device. The instructions are then executable to, based on the determination, present an indication at the first device of a current location of the second device and/or a domain name associated with the second device. The instructions are also executable to receive user input approving the application to communicate with the second device subsequent to presenting the indication, and then to permit the application to communicate with the second device via the first device responsive to the user input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Arnold S. Weksler, Mark Patrick Delaney
  • Patent number: 11501016
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for digital password protection. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The memory stores code executable by the processor to monitor a volatile data storage area for data written to and read from the volatile data storage area. The memory stores code executable by the processor to, in response to data being one of written to and read from the volatile data storage area, analyze the data to identify a potential password. The memory stores code executable by the processor to perform one or more actions for protecting the identified potential password prior to the potential password being one of written to and read from the volatile data storage area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan J Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese
  • Patent number: 11477043
    Abstract: A method, device and computer program product are provided that receive a selection of a link to a destination resource at the computing device. The link is compared to a categorization library. The categorization library includes browser instance guidelines regarding accessing a web page associated with the link. Based on the comparing, the web page, associated with the destination resource, is launched in accordance with one of the browser instance guidelines that include: i) launching the web page as an appendage to a first browser instance that is already active when the link is in a first category, ii) launching the web page in a second browser instance separate from the first browser instance when the link is in a second category, and iii) launching the web page in a third browser instance utilizing a non-default browser type when the link is in a third category.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson, Mark Patrick Delaney, Russell Speight VanBlon