Patents by Inventor Nicholas Richard Roberts

Nicholas Richard Roberts 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: 20220121325
    Abstract: An approach is provided that differentiates displayed windows from one another by applying visual effects to the borders of the displayed windows. The approach retrieving user-defined visual effects with each of the user-defined visual effects corresponding to a different application. Windows are on the display screen, with each of the windows corresponding to one of the applications. The displayed windows are differentiated from each other by applying the user-defined visual effects to a border of each of the windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Inventors: Nicholas Richard Roberts, Alfredo Zugasti, Fred F. Holt, JR., Robert J. Kapinos, Stephen Paul Floyd
  • Publication number: 20210194716
    Abstract: Methods, devices and computer program products are provided that, under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions, receive a user-generated device agnostic instruction (DAI) at a local electronic device having digital personal assistant (DPA) functionality; determine whether the local electronic device is in an operational state that supports implementation of the DAI; based on the determining, transmit the DAI to one or more remote electronic devices having DPA functionality; and implement the DAI at each of the one or more remote electronic devices that is in an operational state that supports implementation of the DIA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Nicholas Richard Roberts, Brian Jules Jaeger, Joshua N. Novak
  • Patent number: 10623199
    Abstract: For outputting audio based on a user's location, an apparatus is disclosed. A system, method, and program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus for outputting audio based on a user's location includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor receives an audible command to output audio and associates the audible command with a particular user. Additionally, the processor monitors a location of the particular user and output audio, based on the command, from a device nearest a location of the particular user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Brian Jules Jaeger, Joshua Neil Novak, Nicholas Richard Roberts
  • Publication number: 20190074991
    Abstract: For outputting audio based on a user's location, an apparatus is disclosed. A system, method, and program product also perform the functions of the apparatus. The apparatus for outputting audio based on a user's location includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The processor receives an audible command to output audio and associates the audible command with a particular user. Additionally, the processor monitors a location of the particular user and output audio, based on the command, from a device nearest a location of the particular user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2017
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Brian Jules Jaeger, Joshua Neil Novak, Nicholas Richard Roberts
  • Publication number: 20180090126
    Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: receiving, at an information handling device, an indication to produce voice output; identifying, using a processor, a voice profile; generating, using a processor, the voice output, said voice output being tuned based on the voice profile; and providing, using a speaker, the voice output. Other aspects are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Nathan J. Peterson, Joshua Neil Novak, Nicholas Richard Roberts, Brian Jules Jaeger