Patents by Inventor Reid Wilbur

Reid Wilbur 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).

  • System and method for facilitating inputting of commands to a mobile device
    Patent number: 9794827
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a mobile device for facilitating inputting a command to a service application in the mobile device. The mobile device comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method comprises determining a time interval in which a user of the mobile device will agitate the mobile device in accordance with a command. The method also comprises filtering an information feed from the IMU during said time interval to remove signals which are outside of a predetermined spectrum and thus regarded as noise. The method comprises finding distinguishable signals within the filtered feed, said distinguishable signals forming a command pattern. The method comprises associating the command pattern with the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Ranqi Zhu, Reid Wilbur, Minwei Gu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING INPUTTING OF COMMANDS TO A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20170048750
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a mobile device for facilitating inputting a command to a service application in the mobile device. The mobile device comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method comprises determining a time interval in which a user of the mobile device will agitate the mobile device in accordance with a command. The method also comprises filtering an information feed from the IMU during said time interval to remove signals which are outside of a predetermined spectrum and thus regarded as noise. The method comprises finding distinguishable signals within the filtered feed, said distinguishable signals forming a command pattern. The method comprises associating the command pattern with the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: RANQI ZHU, REID WILBUR, MINWEI GU
  • System and method for facilitating inputting of commands to a mobile device
    Patent number: 9510131
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a mobile device for facilitating inputting a command to a service application in the mobile device. The mobile device comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method comprises determining a time interval in which a user of the mobile device will agitate the mobile device in accordance with a command. The method also comprises filtering an information feed from the IMU during said time interval to remove signals which are outside of a predetermined spectrum and thus regarded as noise. The method comprises finding distinguishable signals within the filtered feed, said distinguishable signals forming a command pattern. The method comprises associating the command pattern with the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: SPOTIFY AB
    Inventors: Ranqi Zhu, Reid Wilbur, Minwei Gu
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING INPUTTING OF COMMANDS TO A MOBILE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160323691
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method performed by a mobile device for facilitating inputting a command to a service application in the mobile device. The mobile device comprises an inertial measurement unit (IMU). The method comprises determining a time interval in which a user of the mobile device will agitate the mobile device in accordance with a command. The method also comprises filtering an information feed from the IMU during said time interval to remove signals which are outside of a predetermined spectrum and thus regarded as noise. The method comprises finding distinguishable signals within the filtered feed, said distinguishable signals forming a command pattern. The method comprises associating the command pattern with the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ranqi Zhu, Reid Wilbur, Minwei Gu