Patents by Inventor Neil Gao

Neil Gao 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).

  • ALTERNATIVE CAMERA FUNCTION CONTROL
    Publication number: 20160156837
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for controlling a electronic device that includes a display device arranged on a first side of the electronic device, and a first optical device configured to capture optical data. An object is placed over the first optical device so as to at least partially block ambient light from the first optical device, and based on data captured by the first optical device, an input to the electronic device is assigned to the detected object. The assigned input is equated to a predetermined function of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Alexandar Rodzevski, Marcus Numminen, Erik Westenius, Zhong Li, Neil Gao, Hairong Huang, Hongxing Yu, Kevin Zhou, Gang Xu