Patents by Inventor Phuong L. Ton

Phuong L. Ton 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: 9529439
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to multi device pairing and sharing via non-touch gestures. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by a parent device, an initiating non-touch gesture performed by a user towards the parent device. The method also comprises initiating an action based on the detecting. The method further comprises triggering, by the parent device, a gesture recognition mode on one or more secondary devices based on the detecting. And the method further comprises completing the action upon a positive gesture recognition by the one or more secondary devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Shaun W. Van Dyken, Phuong L. Ton, Suzana Arellano, Evan Robert Hildreth, Joel Bernarte, Guy Perry, Kirk S. Taylor
  • Patent number: 9436287
    Abstract: Systems and methods for switching between voice dictation modes using a gesture are provided so that an alternate meaning to a dictated word may be applied. The provided systems and methods time stamp detected gestures and detected words from the voice dictation and compare the time stamp at which a gesture is detected to the time stamp at which a word is detected. When it is determined that a time stamp of a gesture approximately matches a time stamp of a word, the word may be processed to have an alternate meaning, such as a command, punctuation, or action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Phuong L. Ton, Evan R. Hildreth, Joel S. Bernarte, Suzana Arellano
  • Publication number: 20140267142
    Abstract: Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments of the present disclosure are provided for seamlessly extending interactive inputs. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting with a first sensor at least a portion of an input by a control object. The method also comprises determining that the control object is positioned in a transition area. The method further comprises determining whether to detect a subsequent portion of the input with a second sensor based at least in part on the determination that the control object is positioned in the transition area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Francis B. MacDOUGALL, Andrew J. EVERITT, Phuong L. TON, Virginia Walker KEATING, Darrell L. KRULCE
  • Publication number: 20140278441
    Abstract: Systems and methods for switching between voice dictation modes using a gesture are provided so that an alternate meaning to a dictated word may be applied. The provided systems and methods time stamp detected gestures and detected words from the voice dictation and compare the time stamp at which a gesture is detected to the time stamp at which a word is detected. When it is determined that a time stamp of a gesture approximately matches a time stamp of a word, the word may be processed to have an alternate meaning, such as a command, punctuation, or action.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Phuong L. TON, Evan R. Hildreth, Joel S. Bernarte, Suzana Arellano
  • Publication number: 20140149859
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to multi device pairing and sharing via non-touch gestures. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting, by a parent device, an initiating non-touch gesture performed by a user towards the parent device. The method also comprises initiating an action based on the detecting. The method further comprises triggering, by the parent device, a gesture recognition mode on one or more secondary devices based on the detecting. And the method further comprises completing the action upon a positive gesture recognition by the one or more secondary devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shaun W. VAN DYKEN, Phuong L. TON, Suzana ARELLANO, Evan R. HILDRETH, Joel BERNARTE
  • Publication number: 20130275077
    Abstract: A method for mapping a source location by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining sensor data. The method also includes mapping a source location to electronic device coordinates based on the sensor data. The method further includes mapping the source location from electronic device coordinates to physical coordinates. The method additionally includes performing an operation based on a mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20130275872
    Abstract: A method for displaying a user interface on an electronic device is described. The method includes presenting a user interface. The user interface includes a coordinate system. The coordinate system corresponds to physical coordinates based on sensor data. The method also includes providing a sector selection feature that allows selection of at least one sector of the coordinate system. The method further includes providing a sector editing feature that allows editing the at least one sector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Lae-Hoon Kim, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Jeremy P. Toman, Jeffrey C. Shaw
  • Publication number: 20130275873
    Abstract: A method for displaying a user interface on an electronic device is described. The method includes presenting a user interface. The user interface includes a coordinate system. The coordinate system corresponds to physical coordinates based on sensor data. The method also includes displaying at least a target audio signal and an interfering audio signal on the user interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Shaw, Jeremy P. Toman, Erik Visser, Phuong L. Ton, Lae-Hoon Kim