Patents by Inventor Richard R. Peters

Richard R. Peters 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: 9727645
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes ma be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Inventors: Richard R Peters, Amit Karmarkar
  • Publication number: 20170177720
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes ma be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Inventors: Richard R Peters, Amit Karmarkar
  • Publication number: 20150213634
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a method includes the step of obtaining, with an eye-tracking system, one or more user eye metrics, while the user is reading a text content. A step can include determining that the one or more user eye metrics indicate a user mental fatigue state based on the one or more user eye metrics. A step can include modifying an attribute of the text content. One or more user eye metrics that indicate the user mental fatigue state comprise a decrease in saccadic peak velocity during a task. The one or more user eye metrics that indicate the user mental fatigue state comprises a regression analysis of a relationship of the saccadic peak velocity, a user blink attribute, and a measurement of an ocular instability of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20150213123
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes ma be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Inventors: Richard R Peters, Amit Karmarkar
  • Publication number: 20150121178
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a Computer-implemented method includes receiving a web page with a web browser in a computing device. A jamming trigger term is received from a database stored in the computing device. A targeted age group is also received. The jamming trigger term is located in the web page. An instruction is provided to an audio system of the Computing device to play a sound wave at a frequency. The frequency is audible by the targeted age group but not an older age group according to a frequency audibility table. A web scrapping operation can be performed on the web page after the web page is downloaded by the web browser. The targeted age group can be persons eighteen years of age and younger and wherein the frequency comprises a twenty kilo-hertz value (20 kHz).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Patent number: 8996510
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, eye-tracking data may be collected from a user while the user is viewing a visual sensory stimulus. If the eye-tracking data includes an eye motion pattern exceeding a predetermined threshold, then the eye-tracking data may be used to identify a visual element within the user's field of view. In addition to the visual element, attributes and context information related to the sensory experience may be determined. Information related to the sensory experience may be stored in a repository for purposes of aiding the user's recollection of the visual element at a future time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Buckyball Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Sharada Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Patent number: 8990671
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a web page with a web browser in a computing device. A jamming trigger term is received from a database stored in the computing device. A targeted age group is also received. The jamming trigger term is located in the web page. An instruction is provided to an audio system of the computing device to play a sound wave at a frequency. The frequency is audible by the targeted age group but not an older age group according to a frequency audibility table. A web scrapping operation can be performed on the web page after the web page is downloaded by the web browser. The targeted age group can be persons eighteen years of age and younger and wherein the frequency comprises a twenty kilo-hertz value (20 kHz).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Buckyball Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Amit Vishram Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20150046496
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating an implicit social graph includes receiving an eye-tracking data associated with a word. The eye-tracking data is received from a user device. The word is a portion of a digital document. The eye-tracking data comprises at least one fixation period of substantially seven-hundred and fifty milliseconds and at least one regression from another portion of the digital document to the word. A comprehension difficulty of the word is determined based on the eye-tracking data. One or more attributes to a user of the user device is assigned, by one or more processors based on the comprehension difficulty, wherein the one or more attributes are determined based on a meaning of the word. An implicit social graph is generated based on the one or more attributes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20150009117
    Abstract: Disclosed are a system, method, and article of manufacture of a dynamic eye-tracking data representation. A first eye-tracking data of a first environmental attribute of a mobile device can be obtained. A second eye-tracking data of a second environmental attribute of the mobile device can be obtained. A tag cloud comprising a first component that describes a first relationship between the first eye-tracking data and the first environmental attributes and a second component that describes a second relationship between the second eye-tracking data and the second environmental attribute can be generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20140330650
    Abstract: In one example, a computer-implemented method can include the step of receiving a finger-contact patch attribute from a user of a touch screen system. A user's age group can be determined according to a finger-contact patch attribute. The user's age group can be provided to a server. A pixel width of the finger-contact patch of less than thirty pixels can be measured. A historical mean finger-contact patch area of a historical user of the touch screen system can be calculated. The finger-contact patch attribute from the user can be determined to be substantially less than the historical mean finger-contact patch area of the historical user. An advertisement to display on a computing device of the touch-screen system can be received. An appropriate age group appropriate of the advertisement can be determined. The advertisement can be filtered when a current user is in the child-age group and the appropriate age group appropriate of the advertisement is an adult age group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters, Sharada Kalanidhi Karmarkar
  • Patent number: 8775975
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a text message may be sent in which eye-tracking data is used to associate information with a portion of the text message. A text message input by a user may be displayed, with eye-tracking data from the user indicating an expectation associated with a portion of the text message. The expectation may cause information related to the portion of the text message to be associated with the portion of the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Buckyball Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters, Sharada Karmarkar
  • Patent number: 8719278
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes may be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Buckyball Mobile Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Sharada Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20140099623
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method of generating an implicit social graph is provided. The method can include the step of receiving a first eye-tracking data of a first user. The first eye-tracking data can be associated with a first component. The eye-tracking data can be received from a first user device. A second eye-tracking data can be received from a second user. The second eye-tracking data can be associated with a second visual component. The second eye-tracking data can be received from a second user device. One or more attributes can be associated with the first user. The one or more attributes can be determined based on an association of the first eye-tracking data and the first visual component. One or more attributes can be associated with the second user. The one or more attributes can be determined based on an association of the second eye-tracking data and the second visual component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventors: Karmarkar V. Amit, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20130111312
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes receiving a web page with a web browser in a computing device. A jamming trigger term is received from a database stored in the computing device. A targeted age group is also received. The jamming trigger term is located in the web page. An instruction is provided to an audio system of the computing device to play a sound wave at a frequency. The frequency is audible by the targeted age group but not an older age group according to a frequency audibility table. A web scrapping operation can be performed on the web page after the web page is downloaded by the web browser. The targeted age group can be persons eighteen years of age and younger and wherein the frequency comprises a twenty kilo-hertz value (20 kHz).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Amit Vishram Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20130054622
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a set of attributes derived from an element of a first digital document is obtained. The element is identified from eye-tracking data of a user viewing the digital document. A search query of a database comprising at least one query term is received. A set of documents in the database is identified according to the search query. An attribute score is determined for each document. The set of documents are sorted according to the attribute score. Optionally, a commonality between the query term and at least one member of the set of attributes may be determined. The search query may be generated by the user. The database may be a hypermedia database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Sharada Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20130054576
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, eye-tracking data may be collected from a user while the user is viewing a visual sensory stimulus. If the eye-tracking data includes an eye motion pattern exceeding a predetermined threshold, then the eye-tracking data may be used to identify a visual element within the user's field of view. In addition to the visual element, attributes and context information related to the sensory experience may be determined. Information related to the sensory experience may be stored in a repository for purposes of aiding the user's recollection of the visual element at a future time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: Buckyball Mobile, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. Karmarkar, Sharada Karmarkar, Richard R. Peters
  • Publication number: 20120094700
    Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment, a text message may be sent in which eye-tracking data is used to associate information with a portion of the text message. A text message input by a user may be displayed, with eye-tracking data from the user indicating an expectation associated with a portion of the text message. The expectation may cause information related to the portion of the text message to be associated with the portion of the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: U Owe Me, Inc.
    Inventors: Amit V. KARMARKAR, Richard R. Peters, Sharada Karmarkar