Patents by Inventor Nicholas P. Lyons
Nicholas P. Lyons 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: 10481733Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
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Patent number: 10444894Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include capturing data entered on a touch sensitive mat or on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat. The method further includes extracting the data from the captured image, and developing contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image. The method further includes projecting the contextual information onto the touch sensitive mat or onto the object.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Immanuel Amo, Diogo Lima, Nicholas P Lyons, Arman Alimian
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Publication number: 20190220146Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2019Publication date: July 18, 2019Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P. Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
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Patent number: 10275092Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
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Patent number: 10241616Abstract: An example system, including a projector unit, an all-in-one computer comprising a calibration module and attachable to the projector unit, and a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to the all-in-one computer is provided. In addition, the all-in-one computer stores mapping information relating to mappings between the plurality of sensors and the projector unit in a common coordinate system. Further, the calibration module calibrates the plurality of sensors and the projector unit using the mapping information.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P Lyons, Jinman Kang
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Publication number: 20170300174Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving, on a touch sensitive mat of a computing system, a touch input associated with a first event type. The method further includes determining whether to transform the touch input associated with the first event type to a different event type, and sending, to an application, the touch input associated with an event type based according to the determination.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 24, 2014Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Arman Alimian, Diogo Strube de Lima, Bradley Neal Suggs, Immanuel Amo, Nicholas P Lyons, Evan Wilson, Ruth Ann Lim
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Publication number: 20170285850Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include capturing data entered on a touch sensitive mat or on an object physically disposed on the touch sensitive mat. The method further includes extracting the data from the captured image, and developing contextual information from the data extracted from the captured image. The method further includes projecting the contextual information onto the touch sensitive mat or onto the object.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2014Publication date: October 5, 2017Inventors: Immanuel Amo, Diogo Lima, Nicholas P Lyons, Arman Alimian
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Publication number: 20160378258Abstract: An example system, including a projector unit, an all-in-one computer comprising a calibration module and attachable to the projector unit, and a plurality of sensors communicatively coupled to the all-in-one computer is provided. In addition, the all-in-one computer stores mapping information relating to mappings between the plurality of sensors and the projector unit in a common coordinate system. Further, the calibration module calibrates the plurality of sensors and the projector unit using the mapping information.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2014Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventors: Nicholas P Lyons, Jinman Kang
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Patent number: 9081801Abstract: A method for creating and using metadata supersets for matching images includes identify images from a first source of images and identify images from a second source of images. Images from the first source that match images from the second source are identified as matching images. Metadata associated with the matching images are extracted to form a superset of metadata for the matching images. The superset of metadata is analyzed to create a product.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2012Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Feng Tang
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Publication number: 20140029854Abstract: A method for creating and using metadata supersets for matching images includes identify images from a first source of images and identify images from a second source of images. Images from the first source that match images from the second source are identified as matching images. Metadata associated with the matching images are extracted to form a superset of metadata for the matching images. The superset of metadata is analyzed to create a product.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2012Publication date: January 30, 2014Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Feng Tang
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Patent number: 8635459Abstract: A unique identifier on a tag of an object is read. Transactional information relating to the object is recorded and used to encrypt the unique identifier into a code. The code is then written into memory of the tag such that the code records the transactional information.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Nina T. Bhatti
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Publication number: 20120284595Abstract: A method for modifying content items arranged on a display page. The method is carried out by a computer having a processor and a system memory and includes arranging the content items in content locations on the display page. An appearance of a content item is changed, and the change of appearance is associated with one of the content location and the content item. The change is retained in the system memory for subsequent reuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: November 8, 2012Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Stephen Philip Cheatle, Jun Xiao, Clayton Atkins
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Patent number: 8249889Abstract: Interactive information regarding a product in a package is provided. A unique identifier is received. The unique identifier identifies a package containing a product. Use information is generated based at least partially on stored user information regarding past use of the product.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: August 21, 2012Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Nina Trappe Bhatti
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Publication number: 20120120436Abstract: A remote printing method includes extracting content of a device view caused to be displayed by a first device. The extracted content is communicated to a second device remote from the first device so that the second device can format the extracted content for printing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2010Publication date: May 17, 2012Inventors: Nirangan Damera-Venkata, Nina Bhatti, Eamonn O'Brien-Strain, Nicholas P. Lyons, Jerry J. Liu, John Schettino
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Publication number: 20120007975Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for identifying an image having a target individual therein. An example system includes an image capture system that generates image data representing a set of a captured images of a predetermined area, an image database that stores the image data, a feature information database that stores feature information for identifying a person caught in an image as the target individual, a target individual image database that stores exemplar image data representing an image of the individual, and a processing subsystem for processing the image data to detect the target individual using the feature information and the exemplar image data.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2011Publication date: January 12, 2012Inventors: Nicholas P. Lyons, Tong Zhang, Niranjan Damera-Venkata
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Patent number: 7934658Abstract: A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a user identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein at least a first portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the product identifier and at least a second portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the user identifier. Next, a product associated with the product identifier is identified in a database, wherein the database is not required to be formatted according to an extrinsic product identification standard. Moreover, a user profile associated with the user identifier is identified, the user profile comprising context information for the user. A tailored content response is then compiled for the device based upon the product and the context information.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L. P.Inventors: Nina Trappe Bhatti, Nicholas P. Lyons, John Charles Schettino, Jr.
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Patent number: 7654455Abstract: A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a user identifier and a device identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein at least a first portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the product identifier, at least a second portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the user identifier and at least a third portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the device identifier. Next, a product associated with the product identifier is identified in a database not required to be formatted according to an extrinsic product identification standard. Moreover, a user profile and device profile associated with the user identifier and device identifier is identified. A tailored content response is then compiled for the device based upon the product and context information.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: February 2, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nina Trappe Bhatti, Nicholas P. Lyons, John Charles Schettino, Jr.
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Patent number: 7652575Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a method of monitoring a package. The method includes mounting a transponder on the package, the transponder having at least two signal transmission devices and emitting a first output signal configuration on the signal transmission devices when the integrity of the package is intact and emitting a second output signal configuration on the signal transmission devices if the integrity of the package has been compromised.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2005Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nicholas P Lyons, Martha L Lyons, Alan McReynolds
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Patent number: 7407099Abstract: A method and an apparatus for achieving a tailored content response based upon a product identifier coupled with a device identifier are provided. In one method embodiment, the present invention receives a machine readable indicia wherein at least a first portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the product identifier and at least a second portion of the machine readable indicia pertains to the device identifier. Next, a product associated with the product identifier is identified in a database, wherein the database is not required to be formatted according to an extrinsic product identification standard. Moreover, a device profile associated with the device identifier is identified, the device profile comprising context information for the device. A tailored content response is then compiled for the device based upon the product and the context information.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2005Date of Patent: August 5, 2008Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Nina Trappe Bhatti, Nicholas P. Lyons, John Charles Schettino, Jr.
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Publication number: 20040010573Abstract: A system that provides an Internet-based representation of a physical environment which reflects physical/environmental relationships among the physical entities in the physical environment. A system according to the present teaching enables the formation of relationships involving the physical entities and the performance of behaviors associated with the relationships. A system according to the present teaching also provides an interface between physical entities and a vast assortment of Internet services in a manner that takes into account the physical environment of the physical entities.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2002Publication date: January 15, 2004Inventors: Philippe Debaty, Patrick M. Goddi, William Alex Vorbau, Nicholas P. Lyons