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).

  • PRESENTATION TO USER OF INDICATION OF OBJECT AT WHICH ANOTHER PERSON IS LOOKING
    Publication number: 20200081525
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a display accessible to the 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 regarding an object at which one person is looking and to present, to another person via the display, a graphical indication regarding the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Gary David Cudak, John Scott Crowe, Jennifer Lee-Baron
  • SENSITIVE INFORMATION FILTER
    Publication number: 20200082125
    Abstract: One embodiments provides a method, including: determining, using a processor, whether content to be displayed on an information handling device comprises sensitive information; filtering, responsive to determining that the content comprises sensitive information, the sensitive information from the content; displaying, on a display of the information handling device, the content with the sensitive information filtered; and transmitting the sensitive information to a secondary device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, Mark Patrick Delaney, John Carl Mese
  • Determination of device at which to present audio of telephonic communication
    Patent number: 10588000
    Abstract: In one aspect, a first device includes a processor, a Bluetooth transceiver accessible to the processor, and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to, based on at least one signal received at the Bluetooth transceiver, determine a distance from the first device to a second device different from the first device. The instructions are also executable to, based on the distance, execute at least one function at the first device associated with a telephonic communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Arnold S. Weksler, Rod D. Waltermann
  • PRESENTATION OF GRAPHICAL OBJECT(S) ON DISPLAY TO AVOID OVERLAY ON ANOTHER ITEM
    Publication number: 20200074704
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a display accessible to the 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 identify an item from an image presentable on the display. The instructions are also executable to arrange presentation on the display of one or more of the images and at least one graphical object so that the at least one graphical object is not overlaid on top of the item while the image is presented on the display concurrently with the at least one graphical object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Mark Patrick Delaney
  • APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FILTERING SIMILAR CONTENT ITEMS
    Publication number: 20200074008
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and program products are disclosed for filtering similar content items. One apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to compare, by use of the processor, a content item to previous content items corresponding to an account. The code is executable by the processor to determine whether the content item is a similar content item for the account based on the comparison between the content item and the previous content items. The code is executable by the processor to, in response to the content item being a similar content item for the account, determine whether to filter the content item from the account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Patrick Delaney, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • Method of associating user input with a device
    Patent number: 10573171
    Abstract: A method includes determining a status of a first device, receiving a first user input, and associating the first user input with the first device, wherein the first user input and the status of the first device is used to associate the first user input with the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese, Arnold S. Weksler
  • Presenting context for contacts
    Patent number: 10572955
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using a processor, an electronic communication between a user device and an entity device; thereafter accessing, using a processor, a contextual information store including automatically selected text data derived from past communications associated with the entity device; and providing, using an output element of the device, contextual information obtained from the contextual information store during the electronic communication between the user device and the entity device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon, Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Content Availability Modification
    Publication number: 20200053098
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving ephemeral digital information from a source user, providing access to the ephemeral digital information to one or more recipient users in accordance with a time decay value associated with the ephemeral digital information, obtaining recipient status data corresponding to one or more of the recipient users, and modifying the time decay value of the ephemeral data to provide a personalized time decay value for at least one of the one or more recipient users based on the recipient status data such that at least one recipient user is able to obtain access to the ephemeral digital information based on their personalized time decay value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Patrick Delaney, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese
  • Augmented reality aspect indication for electronic device
    Patent number: 10546428
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, using at least one sensor, an electronic device; determining, using a processor, a type of the electronic device; and providing, on a display of an augmented reality system and based on the type of the electronic device, an indication of at least one aspect of the electronic device. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PARSE MESSAGE FOR PROVIDING ALERT AT DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200021687
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to parse content of a message and determine, based on the parsing of content of the message, whether to provide a notification using the device. The instructions are also executable by the processor to provide the notification responsive to a determination, based on the parsing of content of the message, to provide the notification using the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Amy Leigh Rose, Nathan J. Peterson, Jennifer Lee-Baron, Gary David Cudak, John Scott Crowe
  • Relaying an interpersonal communication
    Patent number: 10536409
    Abstract: For relaying interpersonal communication, a processor detects an interpersonal communication from an originator. The processor further identifies a target person of the interpersonal communication. In addition, the processor determines whether the interpersonal communication was heard by the target person. In response to determining the interpersonal communication was not heard by the target person, the processor relays the interpersonal communication through a second electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Methods and arrangements for tracking and locating laptops
    Patent number: 10531279
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method including: operating a plurality of receivers of a mobile computer to obtain information from two or more different types of wireless transmitting devices in a vicinity of the mobile computer; where the information comprises data relating to an access point and data relating to at least one other wireless transmitting device; where at least two of the two or more wireless transmitting devices transmit data using different communication modalities; transmitting the information from the mobile computer to a remote device; and thereafter obtaining a location of the mobile computer based on the information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Rod D. Waltermann, Scott Edwards Kelso, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson, Arnold S. Weksler
  • Muted device notification
    Patent number: 10530927
    Abstract: An embodiment provides a method, including: detecting, at a device, a primary speaker is providing audio input; detecting, at the device, a voice data link providing audio of the primary speaker to another speaker is muted; and providing a notification to the primary speaker that the voice data link is muted. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Arnold S. Weksler, John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Adjusting brightness settings based on context data
    Patent number: 10522109
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for adjusting brightness settings based on proximity and context data. A proximity module determines a proximity of a first information handling device to a second information handling device. A context module determines context data associated with one or more of the second information handling device and a user of the second information handling device. An adjustment module adjusts a brightness setting of the first information handling device based on the determined proximity and the context data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Nathan J. Peterson, Russell Speight VanBlon, Arnold S. Weksler
  • Systems and methods to enable and disable scrolling using camera input
    Patent number: 10515270
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes at least one processor, a camera, at least one sensor, a display, and storage. The storage bears instructions executable by the at least one processor to receive input from the at least one sensor and determine, based on the input, whether a user is making physical contact with the device. Based on a determination that the user is not making physical contact with the device, the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to execute scrolling of content based on input from the camera, with the content presented on the display. Based on a determination that the user is making physical contact with the device, the instructions are executable by the at least one processor to decline to execute scrolling of content based on input from the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson
  • Granular quality of service for computing resources
    Patent number: 10509677
    Abstract: For providing granular quality of service (QoS) for computing resources in a computing system, systems, apparatus, and methods are disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor having a plurality of processor cores and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to identify a thread belonging to a computing process, to identify one or more thread-level tags associated with the thread, to determine a computational requirement of the thread based on the one or more thread-level tags, and to assign the thread to one of the processor cores based on the computational requirement. In certain embodiments, the may include code executable by the processor to allocate hardware resources to the thread based on an intra-process priority, the hardware resources being allocated from a set of hardware resources assigned to the computing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVA (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Bryan Loyd Young, John Scott Crowe, Jennifer Lee-Baron, Nathan J. Peterson, Amy Leigh Rose
  • Crowd sourced theft deterrent for neighborhoods
    Patent number: 10504350
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method including: detecting, using a motion detection device, a movement at a first location; responsive to the detecting, turning on at least one light source at the first location; and responsive to the detection, turning on at least one other light source at a second location; wherein the first location is separately networked from the second location. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Arnold S. Weksler, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese, Russell Speight VanBlon
  • EVENT NOTIFICATION
    Publication number: 20190373072
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to provide an event notification to a user; determining, using one or more sensors, an attentive state of the user; and providing, responsive to the determining, the event notification using an output type appropriate for the user's attentive state. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: Russell Speight VanBlon, Nathan J. Peterson, John Carl Mese
  • Securing personally identifiable information
    Patent number: 10496845
    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer program products for securing personally identifiable information include: identifying, present on a computer system, personally identifiable information (‘PII’); ranking the PII for a user identifiable by the PII; setting a time limit for the PII based on the rank; and responsive to the time limit elapsing, performing one or more actions to secure the PII.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: John S. Crowe, Gary D. Cudak, Jennifer J. Lee-Baron, Nathan J. Peterson, Amy L. Rose, Bryan L. Young
  • Systems and methods to parse message for providing alert at device
    Patent number: 10498900
    Abstract: In one aspect, a device includes a processor and storage accessible to the processor. The storage bears instructions executable by the processor to parse content of a message and determine, based on the parsing of content of the message, whether to provide a notification using the device. The instructions are also executable by the processor to provide the notification responsive to a determination, based on the parsing of content of the message, to provide the notification using the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Amy Leigh Rose, Nathan J. Peterson, Jennifer Lee-Baron, Gary David Cudak, John Scott Crowe