Patents by Inventor Niccolo A. Padovani
Niccolo A. Padovani 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).
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Patent number: 9720522Abstract: An apparatus that has a touchscreen, is configured to determine a response to a contact by a hand with a region of the touchscreen, and includes a first means for determining a location of a graphical projection of a digital pen onto the touchscreen, a second means for determining, via an ultrasonic wave, a first angle between a first line along an edge of the touchscreen and a second line along the graphical projection, a third means for determining a distance between the touchscreen and the digital pen, and a fourth means for determining, from the distance, the response to the contact by the hand with the region defined by the location and the first angle.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Niccolo Padovani, Gilad Bornstein, Nathan Altman
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Patent number: 9720521Abstract: Implementations of the technology described herein provide a method for detecting gesture commands using an ultrasonic pen system. The system has a pen and a user device. Detection of gesture commands is based on two-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of a user device, three-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of the user device, roll/rotation around a longitudinal axis of the pen body, and micro-twisting around the longitudinal axis of the pen body. The user device receives the gestures and translates them into commands such as UNDO and BACK.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Nathan Altman, Niccolo Padovani, Gilad Bornstein
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Publication number: 20160266664Abstract: An apparatus that has a touchscreen, is configured to determine a response to a contact by a hand with a region of the touchscreen, and includes a first means for determining a location of a graphical projection of a digital pen onto the touchscreen, a second means for determining, via an ultrasonic wave, a first angle between a first line along an edge of the touchscreen and a second line along the graphical projection, a third means for determining a distance between the touchscreen and the digital pen, and a fourth means for determining, from the distance, the response to the contact by the hand with the region defined by the location and the first angle.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2015Publication date: September 15, 2016Inventors: Niccolo PADOVANI, Gilad BORNSTEIN, Nathan ALTMAN
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Patent number: 9436286Abstract: An apparatus for data processing, according to one or more aspects of the disclosure, includes a processing system configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of reference nodes worn on body parts to obtain body positioning data relating to relative position between the body parts, and provide body tracking based on the body positioning data. The body positioning data relates to ranging and/or angular position between each of the reference nodes and a reference plane defined by one or more of the reference nodes.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2011Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Niccolo A. Padovani, David Jonathan Julian, Virginia Walker Keating, Rinat Burdo
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Publication number: 20150242002Abstract: Implementations of the technology described herein provide a method for detecting gesture commands using an ultrasonic pen system. The system has a pen and a user device. Detection of gesture commands is based on two-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of a user device, three-dimensional gestures relative to the screen of the user device, roll/rotation around a longitudinal axis of the pen body, and micro-twisting around the longitudinal axis of the pen body. The user device receives the gestures and translates them into commands such as UNDO and BACK.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2015Publication date: August 27, 2015Inventors: Nathan ALTMAN, Niccolo PADOVANI, Gilad BORNSTEIN
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Patent number: 8959358Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide for verifying the identity of a prospective social network member using an authentication process in which one or more existing members of the social network who are knowledgeable of the identity of the prospective member communicate with the prospective member in real time. During the real-time communication, biometric information of the prospective member can be associated with a profile for the prospective member. During or after the real-time communication, the existing member(s) can verify the identity of the prospective member. Once the prospective member's identity has been properly verified, the prospective member can be granted access to the social network.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2012Date of Patent: February 17, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Anne Katrin Konertz, Niccolo A. Padovani
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Patent number: 8929609Abstract: An apparatus for gesture recognition, according to aspects of the disclosure contained herein, include a processing system configured to obtain at least one physical dimension of a user and determine a gesture of the user based on the at least one physical dimension independent of a location of the user relative to the apparatus. A method for gesture recognition is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2011Date of Patent: January 6, 2015Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Niccolo A. Padovani, David Jonathan Julian, Virginia Walker Keating
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Publication number: 20140379248Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more navigation or positioning operations or techniques using, for example, a non-map-based location or routing interface for use in or with mobile communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2014Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Lionel Jacques Garin, Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Eric Kendall Holm, Niccolo A. Padovani, Saumitra Mohan Das, Andrew C. Blaich
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Publication number: 20130305336Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein provide for verifying the identity of a prospective social network member using an authentication process in which one or more existing members of the social network who are knowledgeable of the identity of the prospective member communicate with the prospective member in real time. During the real-time communication, biometric information of the prospective member can be associated with a profile for the prospective member. During or after the real-time communication, the existing member(s) can verify the identity of the prospective member. Once the prospective member's identity has been properly verified, the prospective member can be granted access to the social network.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2012Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Anne Katrin Konertz, Niccolo A. Padovani
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Publication number: 20130080204Abstract: A method for dynamically selecting a meeting location for a plurality of meeting participants includes receiving a position of each meeting participant. The method also includes identifying one or more potential meeting location(s) based on the positions. The method further includes informing the meeting participants of the one or more potential meeting location(s). Furthermore, the method includes determining the meeting location, from the one or more potential meeting location(s), based on input from the meeting participants.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2011Publication date: March 28, 2013Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATEDInventors: Behrooz Khorashadi, Saumitra Mohan Das, Lionel Jacques Garin, Eric K. Holm, Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Niccolo A. Padovani
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Publication number: 20120270654Abstract: An apparatus for gesture recognition, according to aspects of the disclosure contained herein, include a processing system configured to obtain at least one physical dimension of a user and determine a gesture of the user based on the at least one physical dimension independent of a location of the user relative to the apparatus. A method for gesture recognition is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Niccolo A. Padovani, David Jonathan Julian, Virginia Walker Keating
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Publication number: 20120176525Abstract: Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more navigation or positioning operations or techniques using, for example, a non-map-based location or routing interface for use in or with mobile communication devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2011Publication date: July 12, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Lionel Jacques Garin, Ayman Fawzy Naguib, Eric Kendall Holm, Niccolo A. Padovani, Saumitra Mohan Das, Andew C. Blaich
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Publication number: 20120172126Abstract: An apparatus for data processing, according to one or more aspects of the disclosure, includes a processing system configured to communicate with at least one of a plurality of reference nodes worn on body parts to obtain body positioning data relating to relative position between the body parts, and provide body tracking based on the body positioning data. The body positioning data relates to ranging and/or angular position between each of the reference nodes and a reference plane defined by one or more of the reference nodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Niccolo A. Padovani, David Jonathan Julian, Virginia Walker Keating, Rinat Burdo