Patents by Inventor Richard Kelly
Richard Kelly 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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Publication number: 20240136372Abstract: A pixel for an ambient light and/or color sensor includes a plurality of pinned photodiodes. The pixel also includes a floating diffusion region. A ratio of an active area of the plurality of pinned photodiodes to an area of the floating diffusion region is greater than 150.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Inventors: Benjamin Joseph SHEAHAN, Jong Mun PARK, Robert VAN ZEELAND, Kirk David PETERSON, Wern Ming KOE, George Richard KELLY, Mario MANNINGER, Dong-Long LIN, Pascale FRANCIS, Koen RUYTHOOREN
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Patent number: 11916730Abstract: An Internet of Things (IoT) network includes an orchestrator to issue service management requests, a service coordinator to identify components to participate in the service, and a component to perform a network service element. An IoT network includes an IoT device with service enumerator, contract enumerator, and join contract function. An IoT network apparatus includes permissions guide drafter for discovered peers, and permissions guide action executor. An IoT network apparatus includes floating service permissions guide drafter for discovered hosts, host hardware selector, floating service permissions guide executor, and service wallet value transferor. An IoT network apparatus includes permissions guide drafter for first and second discovered peers, parameter weight calculator, permissions guide term generator, and permissions guide action executor.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Keith Nolan, Mark Kelly, Michael Nolan, Davide Carboni, Cliodhna Ni Scanaill, Eugene Ryan, Richard Davies, John Brady
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Publication number: 20240049352Abstract: A device, system and method for dispatching public-safety responder types to a three-dimensional location is provided. A device: receives a call and an associated location including ground coordinates and an altitude; and selects a primary public-safety responder type from a plurality of public-safety responder types associated with corresponding altitude ranges that are at or near the ground coordinates, the primary public-safety responder type associated with a corresponding altitude range that includes the altitude of the associated location of the call. The device one of automatically dispatches the primary public-safety responder type to the ground coordinates and the altitude associated with the call; and provides, to a public-safety answering point associated with the ground coordinates, an electronic suggestion to dispatch the primary public-safety responder type to the ground coordinates and the altitude associated with the call.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2022Publication date: February 8, 2024Inventors: Richard KELLY, James SHEPARD
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Patent number: 11692955Abstract: A method for determining the degree of cure in forages using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique. An NMR instrument is used to determine the amount of bound moisture (typically called stem moisture) and free moisture (typically called dew moisture) the degree of which can be used to determine how cured the forage is. This method represents an improvement on the traditional ways of determining how cured a forage is. The traditional ways have been by twisting a bunch of forage in ones hands or using a mechanical method (Hammer of fingernail) to determine if there is too much stem moisture in the stem nodes. The method can be applied using a portable instrument or building the instrument into a forage harvesting machine such as a hay baler.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: SIPCO PTY LTDInventor: Richard Kelly
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Patent number: 11588977Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus that can be used to adjust for distorted ambient light readings caused by the ambient light sensor being located behind the display screen. The strategy of the disclosure relies, at least in part, on spectral decomposition of ambient light measurements into independent sources (e.g., red, green, and blue display components of an Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) display screen and ambient light). Following the spectral decomposition technique, a more accurate ambient light measurement can be obtained in some instances. This technique enables determinations such as ambient lux and correlated color temperature independent of the content displayed on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: AMS INTERNATIONAL AGInventors: Doug Nelson, George Richard Kelly, James Archibald, Pradeep Hegde, Timothy Cogan
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Patent number: 11580901Abstract: Techniques are described for portable computing devices and other apparatus that include an ambient light sensor. The techniques can be particularly advantageous for situations in which the ambient light sensor is disposed behind a display screen of a host device such that ambient light detected by the sensor passes through the light emitting display before being detected by the sensor.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: AMS AGInventors: Timothy Cogan, Doug Nelson, Pradeep Hegde, James Archibald, Drew Paterson, George Richard Kelly, David Harlow Sin
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Patent number: 11448554Abstract: A method for estimating ambient light at a display screen of a device. The method comprises determining one or more expected colour values of display screen output light, detecting light with a sensor positioned behind the display screen, determining one or more colour values of the detected light, determining a difference between the one or more expected colour values of the display screen output light and the one or more colour values of the detected light, and, from the determined difference, estimating a first portion of the detected light corresponding to the display screen output light and a second portion of the detected light corresponding to ambient light.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: ams International AGInventors: David Harlow Sin, George Richard Kelly, Pradeep Hegde, Ryan Owen
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Patent number: 11410611Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen, an ambient light sensor disposed behind the display screen, and an electronic control unit operable to control a brightness of the display screen based on a duty cycle of a PWM signal. The electronic control unit is operable to sample an output of the ambient light sensor, identify a pair of consecutive samples of the ambient light sensor output that represent a greatest difference in magnitudes of their values, and to estimate a brightness of the display screen based on the difference.Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: AMS AGInventors: George Richard Kelly, Pradeep Hegde
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Patent number: 11388575Abstract: A method to automatically alter the ECRF route determination for call delivery to a PSAP, and better identify the appropriate responders for incidents where significant elevation or height of the caller's location is involved. A pre-provisioned database for elevation and height consideration is provided either as part of or integrated with the ECRF based on the use of this additional sub-addressing data (building, height, etc.), and cross referenced to a pre-provisioned elevation or height associated with each specific building or floor. The routing of requests for emergency services through the use of either service provider delivered geodetic or civic location is provided. Emergency services routing and responder determination is based on both sub-addressing information in combination with a cross reference database of vertical height identifiers by accessing a pre-populated database of this cross-reference information.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: 911 DATAMASTERInventors: Richard Kelly, James Shepard
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Publication number: 20220188754Abstract: A detection and alerting system for precursors to spoilage in haystacks caused by aerobic microbe activity. The system includes a plurality of temperature probes, measuring the temperature of the haystacks, at least one local communication system, communicating with the temperature probes about the temperatures of the haystacks. The system further includes an internet connected base communication module communicating with each of the local communication module, providing the temperature information of the haystacks; and alerting if the temperature information includes a first temperature indication such as a rapid increase in temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2021Publication date: June 16, 2022Applicant: Sipco Pty LtdInventor: Richard KELLY
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Publication number: 20220172676Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method and apparatus that can be used to adjust for distorted ambient light readings caused by the ambient light sensor being located behind the display screen. The strategy of the disclosure relies, at least in part, on spectral decomposition of ambient light measurements into independent sources (e.g., red, green, and blue display components of an Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) display screen and ambient light). Following the spectral decomposition technique, a more accurate ambient light measurement can be obtained in some instances. This technique enables determinations such as ambient lux and correlated color temperature independent of the content displayed on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2020Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Doug NELSON, George Richard KELLY, James ARCHIBALD, Pradeep HEGDE, Timothy COGAN
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Publication number: 20220109442Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen, and an optical proximity sensor module disposed behind the display screen. The optical proximity sensor module includes a light emitter operable to produce light having a wavelength for transmission through the display screen toward a target object, and a light sensor operable to sense light reflected by the target object and having the wavelength. The optical proximity sensor module can includes means for reducing a maximum energy density of a light beam produced by the light emitter. The means for reducing the maximum energy density of the light beam is disposed between the light emitter and the display screen so as to intersect the light beam produced by the light emitter. In some cases, there are multiple light emitters collectively operable to provide sufficient optical energy for proximity sensing without producing a visible spot on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2020Publication date: April 7, 2022Inventors: Jian Liu, Klaus Schmidegg, Whitney Hernandez, Helmut Theiler, Josef Kriebernegg, George Richard Kelly, Matt Kroese
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Patent number: 11295670Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen, an ambient light sensor disposed behind the display screen, and an electronic control unit. An integration time of the ambient light sensor is unsynchronized to a frame rate of the display screen. The electronic control unit is operable to control a brightness of the display screen based on a duty cycle of a PWM blanking signal, wherein at least one OFF time of the PWM blanking signal occurs fully within a first integration period of the ambient light sensor, and wherein at least one other integration period ON time of the PWM blanking signal occurs fully during an ON time of the PWM blanking signal. The electronic control unit is further operable to acquire samples of an output of the ambient light sensor, to identify a highest value and a lowest value from among a consecutive group of the samples, and to estimate a magnitude of an ambient light signal based at least in part on the highest value and the lowest value.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: AMS AGInventors: George Richard Kelly, David Harlow Sin
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Publication number: 20220057267Abstract: A method for estimating ambient light at a display screen of a device. The method comprises determining one or more expected colour values of display screen output light, detecting light with a sensor positioned behind the display screen, determining one or more colour values of the detected light, determining a difference between the one or more expected colour values of the display screen output light and the one or more colour values of the detected light, and, from the determined difference, estimating a first portion of the detected light corresponding to the display screen output light and a second portion of the detected light corresponding to ambient light.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: February 24, 2022Inventors: David Harlow Sin, George Richard Kelly, Pradeep Hegde, Ryan Owen
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Publication number: 20210390903Abstract: Techniques are described for portable computing devices and other apparatus that include an ambient light sensor. The techniques can be particularly advantageous for situations in which the ambient light sensor is disposed behind a display screen of a host device such that ambient light detected by the sensor passes through the light emitting display before being detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2019Publication date: December 16, 2021Inventors: Timothy Cogan, Doug Nelson, Pradeep Hegde, James Archibald, Drew Paterson, George Richard Kelly, David Harlow Sin
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Publication number: 20210327364Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen, an ambient light sensor disposed behind the display screen, and an electronic control unit operable to control a brightness of the display screen based on a duty cycle of a PWM signal. The electronic control unit is operable to sample an output of the ambient light sensor, identify a pair of consecutive samples of the ambient light sensor output that represent a greatest difference in magnitudes of their values, and to estimate a brightness of the display screen based on the difference.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2019Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: George Richard Kelly, Pradeep Hegde
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Publication number: 20210319753Abstract: An apparatus includes a display screen, an ambient light sensor disposed behind the display screen, and an electronic control unit. An integration time of the ambient light sensor is unsynchronized to a frame rate of the display screen. The electronic control unit is operable to control a brightness of the display screen based on a duty cycle of a PWM blanking signal, wherein at least one OFF time of the PWM blanking signal occurs fully within a first integration period of the ambient light sensor, and wherein at least one other integration period ON time of the PWM blanking signal occurs fully during an ON time of the PWM blanking signal. The electronic control unit is further operable to acquire samples of an output of the ambient light sensor, to identify a highest value and a lowest value from among a consecutive group of the samples, and to estimate a magnitude of an ambient light signal based at least in part on the highest value and the lowest value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2019Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: George Richard Kelly, David Harlow Sin
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Publication number: 20210312853Abstract: The disclosure describes techniques that can be useful for situations in which an ambient light sensor is disposed behind a display screen of a host device such that ambient light detected by the sensor passes through the light emitting display before being detected by the sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2019Publication date: October 7, 2021Inventors: David Harlow Sin, Doug Nelson, George Richard Kelly, James Archibald, Pradeep Hegde, Timothy Cogan
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Publication number: 20210219123Abstract: A method to automatically alter the ECRF route determination for call delivery to a PSAP, and better identify the appropriate responders for incidents where significant elevation or height of the caller's location is involved. A pre-provisioned database for elevation and height consideration is provided either as part of or integrated with the ECRF based on the use of this additional sub-addressing data (building, height, etc.), and cross referenced to a pre-provisioned elevation or height associated with each specific building or floor. The routing of requests for emergency services through the use of either service provider delivered geodetic or civic location is provided. Emergency services routing and responder determination is based on both sub-addressing information in combination with a cross reference database of vertical height identifiers by accessing a pre-populated database of this cross-reference information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 11, 2021Publication date: July 15, 2021Applicant: 911 Datamaster, Inc.Inventors: Richard Kelly, James Shepard
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Publication number: 20210116403Abstract: A method for determining the degree of cure in forages using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique. An NMR instrument is used to determine the amount of bound moisture (typically called stem moisture) and free moisture (typically called dew moisture) the degree of which can be used to determine how cured the forage is. This method represents an improvement on the traditional ways of determining how cured a forage is. The traditional ways have been by twisting a bunch of forage in ones hands or using a mechanical method (Hammer of fingernail) to determine if there is too much stem moisture in the stem nodes. The method can be applied using a portable instrument or building the instrument into a forage harvesting machine such as a hay baler.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Sipco Pty LtdInventor: Richard KELLY