Patents by Inventor Nick Thamma

Nick Thamma 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).

  • Patent number: 12671931
    Abstract: Examples are described herein for detecting, and outputting audio signals to, wearable audio output devices. In various examples, a device may include a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor and a processor. The processor may analyze ToF sensor data generated by the ToF sensor. Based on the analysis, the processor may detect a wearable audio output device worn by an individual. In response to detecting the wearable audio output device, the processor may output an audio signal to the wearable audio output device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nick Thamma, Keller Tomassi, Pei Hsuan Li, Chi So
  • Patent number: 12666516
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a photosensor and a controller. The controller determines a first delta value and a second delta value via the photosensor. The first delta value is associated with a first lighting attribute of a first location, and the second delta value is associated with a second lighting attribute of the first location. The controller determines if the electronic device has moved from the first location to a second location based on the first delta value and the second delta value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Cem Deniz Polat, Alan Man Pan Tam, Nick Thamma
  • Patent number: 12510944
    Abstract: An example device comprises: a surface-type sensor to detect a type of surface on which the device is located; a proximity sensor; and a processor. The processor is to: in response to detecting, using the surface-type sensor, that the device is located on a soft-type surface, increase noise output of the device; and, in response to detecting, using the proximity sensor, that a plurality of persons are proximal the device, decrease the noise output of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Yun David Tang, Nick Thamma, Hui Leng Lim, Yi Ying Lai, Davis Matthew Castillo, Pei Hsuan Li
  • Publication number: 20250040019
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a photosensor and a controller. The controller determines a first delta value and a second delta value via the photosensor. The first delta value is associated with a first lighting attribute of a first location, and the second delta value is associated with a second lighting attribute of the first location. The controller determines if the electronic device has moved from the first location to a second location based on the first delta value and the second delta value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 30, 2025
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Cem Deniz POLAT, Alan Man Pan TAM, Nick THAMMA
  • Publication number: 20240257519
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a processor to identify a first location based on an image captured by a camera. In some examples, the processor detects a movement of the electronic device based on sensor data generated by a sensor. In some examples, the processor identifies a second location when the movement satisfies a registration condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Siyuan Zhang, Yun David Tang, Lan Wang, Nick Thamma, Guoxing Yang, Christopher Charles Mohrman
  • Publication number: 20240259723
    Abstract: Examples are described herein for detecting, and outputting audio signals to, wearable audio output devices. In various examples, a device may include a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor and a processor. The processor may analyze ToF sensor data generated by the ToF sensor. Based on the analysis, the processor may detect a wearable audio output device worn by an individual. In response to detecting the wearable audio output device, the processor may output an audio signal to the wearable audio output device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: NICK THAMMA, KELLER TOMASSI, PEI HSUAN LI, CHI SO
  • Publication number: 20240248520
    Abstract: An example device comprises: a surface-type sensor to detect a type of surface on which the device is located; a proximity sensor; and a processor. The processor is to: in response to detecting, using the surface-type sensor, that the device is located on a soft-type surface, increase noise output of the device; and, in response to detecting, using the proximity sensor, that a plurality of persons are proximal the device, decrease the noise output of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Yun David Tang, Nick Thamma, Hui Leng Lim, Yi Ying Lai, Davis Matthew Castillo, Pei Hsuan Li
  • Patent number: 11995295
    Abstract: In one example, a notification may be generated to prompt a user to clean a personal computing device. The notification may be based upon usage data of the personal computing device. Multiple types of usage data may be determined and combined to create a composite usage value. The composite usage value may be compared to a threshold usage value. A notification may be generated if the composite usage value exceeds the threshold usage value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Nick Thamma, Nam Nguyen, Conrad Walter Henry, Jr., Alan Tam
  • Publication number: 20240054881
    Abstract: In one example, a notification may be generated to prompt a user to clean a personal computing device. The notification may be based upon usage data of the personal computing device. Multiple types of usage data may be determined and combined to create a composite usage value. The composite usage value may be compared to a threshold usage value. A notification may be generated if the composite usage value exceeds the threshold usage value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Nick Thamma, Nam Nguyen, Conrad Walter Henry, JR., Alan Tam
  • Patent number: 11747899
    Abstract: In one example in accordance with the disclosure, a computing device is described. An example computing device includes a gaze tracking device. An example gaze tracking device identifies, from a captured image, a gaze region for a user viewing a display device coupled to the example computing device. The gaze region indicates a location on the display device where the user is looking. The example computing device includes a controller. An example controller determines a first window on the display device that is aligned with the gaze region and based on a determination that the first window is aligned with the gaze region, adjusts a video setting of a second window that is outside the gaze region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Yi-Chen Chen, Nick Thamma, King Sui Kei, Chih-Hua Chen, Kun-Cheng Tsai
  • Patent number: 11656261
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a printed circuit board. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a conductive base layer. In some examples, the conductive base layer is an electrode to produce a signal indicative of a change in an omnidirectional electrostatic field corresponding to a moving object. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a via coupled to the conductive base layer. In some examples, the via is disposed through an intermediate layer of the printed circuit board. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes an integrated circuit coupled to the via. In some examples, the integrated circuit is to detect, using a machine learning model, a direction of the moving object in the omnidirectional electrostatic field based on a feature of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Nick Thamma, Pei Hsuan Li, Sze Hau Loh
  • Publication number: 20230035435
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a printed circuit board. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a conductive base layer. In some examples, the conductive base layer is an electrode to produce a signal indicative of a change in an omnidirectional electrostatic field corresponding to a moving object. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes a via coupled to the conductive base layer. In some examples, the via is disposed through an intermediate layer of the printed circuit board. In some examples, the printed circuit board includes an integrated circuit coupled to the via. In some examples, the integrated circuit is to detect, using a machine learning model, a direction of the moving object in the omnidirectional electrostatic field based on a feature of the signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: Nick Thamma, Pei Hsuan Li, Sze Hau Loh
  • Publication number: 20220400200
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes an image sensor to capture an image of a scene. In some examples, the electronic device includes a machine learning circuit to execute a machine learning model on the image of the scene to determine a shutter activation parameter. In some examples, the machine learning circuit is to activate a shutter of the image sensor in response to determining that the shutter activation parameter satisfies a condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Inventors: Isaac Lagnado, King Sui Kei, Nick Thamma, Christopher Allan Steven
  • Publication number: 20220256472
    Abstract: In an example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a method may include monitoring a measurement from a sensor disposed within a computing device, filtering out noise from the measurement that is generated by a component of the computing device, determining a usage of the computing device, based on the post-filtered measurement, and adjusting a parameter of the computing device, based on the determined usage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: August 11, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Isaac Lagnado, Steven Petit, Alexander Wayne Clark, Nick Thamma, Shih Huang Wu, Ruei-Ting Miau