Patents by Inventor Richard T. Lord

Richard T. Lord 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).

  • Publication number: 20160220167
    Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include electronically collecting player acceleration data associated with a head of a sports player, electronically monitoring game time player status data of the sports player, and electronically obtaining player brain injury status data associated with brain injury status of the sports player based at least in part upon the player acceleration data and the game time player status data of the sports player. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Paul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly, David Lozoff Brody, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Richard Glen Ellenbogen, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Raul Radovitzky, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord
  • Patent number: 9405296
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are example embodiments for collision targeting for hazard handling. For certain example embodiments, at least one machine, such as a base station, may: (i) ascertain at least one target for at least one collision to include an unoccupied flying vehicle (UFV); or (ii) transmit at least one command to execute at least one maneuver to divert a UFV at least toward at least one target to induce at least one collision to include the UFV and the at least one target. However, claimed subject matter is not limited to any particular described embodiments, implementations, examples, or so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Elwah LLC
    Inventors: Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Richard T. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160213299
    Abstract: A method substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Paul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly, David Lozoff Brody, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Richard Glen Ellenbogen, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Raul Radovitzky, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord
  • Publication number: 20160213300
    Abstract: Computationally implemented methods and systems include electronically collecting player acceleration data associated with a head of a sports player, electronically monitoring game time player status data of the sports player, and electronically obtaining player brain injury status data associated with brain injury status of the sports player based at least in part upon the player acceleration data and the game time player status data of the sports player. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Paul G. Allen, Philip V. Bayly, David Lozoff Brody, Jesse R. Cheatham, III, Richard Glen Ellenbogen, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Eric C. Leuthardt, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Robert C. Petroski, Raul Radovitzky, Elizabeth A. Sweeney, Clarence T. Tegreene, Nicholas W. Touran, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord
  • Patent number: 9396810
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for storing, reading, and writing data using particle-based acoustic wave driven shift registers. The shift registers may physically shift particles along rows and/or columns of wells through the interactions of two parallel surfaces. A transducer may generate an acoustic wave to displace one or more of the two parallel surfaces. The particles may be transferred to and/or otherwise constrained by a buffer surface during at least a portion of the acoustic wave, such that the particles may be shifted during one or more cycles of the acoustic wave. In various embodiments, the amplitude of the acoustic wave may correspond to the spacing distance between each of the wells. The wells may be physical and/or potential wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ELWHA LLC
    Inventors: Philip Lionel Barnes, Hon Wah Chin, Howard Lee Davidson, Kimberly D. A. Hallman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Brian Lee, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Craig J. Mundie, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Nicholas F. Pasch, Eric D. Rudder, Clarence T. Tegreene, Marc Tremblay, David B. Tuckerman, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9396814
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for storing, reading, and writing data using particle-based acoustic wave driven shift registers. The shift registers may physically shift particles along rows and/or columns of wells through the interactions of two parallel surfaces. A transducer may generate an acoustic wave to displace one or more of the two parallel surfaces. The particles may be transferred to and/or otherwise constrained by a buffer surface during at least a portion of the acoustic wave, such that the particles may be shifted during one or more cycles of the acoustic wave. In various embodiments, the amplitude of the acoustic wave may correspond to the spacing distance between each of the wells. The wells may be physical and/or potential wells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: ELWHA LLC
    Inventors: Philip Lionel Barnes, Hon Wah Chin, Howard Lee Davidson, Kimberly D. A. Hallman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Brian Lee, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Craig J. Mundie, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Nicholas F. Pasch, Eric D. Rudder, Clarence T. Tegreene, Marc Tremblay, David B. Tuckerman, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20160199983
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing, among other things, a wheelchair-assist robot for assisting a wheelchair user with everyday tasks or activities at work, at home, and the like. In an embodiment, the mobile wheelchair-assist robot includes a wheelchair interface component configured to exchange control information with a wheelchair controller. In an embodiment, a wheelchair-assist robot mount assembly is provided for, among other things, electrically and physically coupling a wheelchair-assist robot to an associated wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Dennis J. Rivet, Clarence T. Tegreene, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160188929
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, a mobile device continuously and/or automatically scans a user environment for tags containing non-human-readable data. The mobile device may continuously and/or automatically scan the environment for tags without being specifically directed at a particular tag. The mobile device may be adapted to scan for audio tags, radio frequency tags, and/or image tags. The mobile device may be configured to scan for and identify tags within the user environment that satisfy a user preference. The mobile device may perform an action in response to identifying a tag that satisfies a user preference. The mobile device may be configured to scan for a wide variety of tags, including tags in the form of quick response codes, steganographic content, audio watermarks, audio outside of a human audible range, radio frequency identification tags, long wavelength identification tags, near field communication tags, and/or a Memory Spot device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel A. Gerrity, William Gates, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Edward K.Y. Jung, Jordin T. Kare, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Nathan P. Myhrvold, John D. Rinaldo, JR., Keith D. Rosema, Clarence T. Tegreene, Thomas Allan Weaver, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Patent number: 9378366
    Abstract: Systems, methods, computer-readable storage mediums including computer-readable instructions and/or circuitry for monitoring deceptive indicia in communications content may implement operations including, but not limited to: receiving one or more signals associated with communication content provided by a first participant in a communications interaction; detecting one or more indicia of deception associated with the one or more signals associated with the communication content; and providing a notification associated with the one or more indicia of deception associated with the communication content to a second participant in the communications interaction receiving the communication content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Clarence T. Tegreene, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud
  • Patent number: 9380467
    Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more communication network relay related transmissions at least in part associated with one or more first portions of mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality related at least in part to communication network relay functionality of a mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device as one or more standby communication network relays upon activation thereof for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices, the mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device functionality including second portions related at least in part to mobile electronic communication device functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Patent number: 9364151
    Abstract: A method substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein. A device substantially as shown and described in the detailed description and/or drawings and/or elsewhere herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Eric C. Leuthardt, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Elizabeth A. Sweeney
  • Patent number: 9368028
    Abstract: Techniques for ability enhancement are described. Some embodiments provide an ability enhancement facilitator system (“AEFS”) configured to enhance a user's ability to operate or function in a transportation-related context as a pedestrian or a vehicle operator. In one embodiment, the AEFS is configured to perform vehicular threat detection based on information received at a road-based device, such as a sensor or processor that is deployed at the side of a road. An example AEFS receives, at a road-based device, information about a first vehicle that is proximate to the road-based device. The AEFS analyzes the received information to determine threat information, such as that the vehicle may collide with the user. The AEFS then informs the user of the determined threat information, such as by transmitting a warning to a wearable device configured to present the warning to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene, Roderick A. Hyde, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Victoria Y. H. Wood, Charles Whitmer, Paramvir Bahl, Douglas C. Burger, Ranveer Chandra, William H. Gates, III, Paul Holman, Jordin T. Kare, Craig J. Mundie, Tim Paek, Desney S. Tan, Lin Zhong, Matthew G. Dyor
  • Patent number: 9356681
    Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically receiving one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication device relayed transmissions from one or more at least partially mobile operating system operated intermediate electronic communication devices activated from standby mode to be one or more communication network relays for use by one or more origination electronic communication devices to communicate at least in part with one or more destination electronic communication devices. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Patent number: 9357496
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described relating to accepting a mobile device location query using digital signal processing and presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on receiving the location query. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for accepting a mobile device location query using digital signal processing and means for presenting an indication of location of the mobile device at least partially based on receiving the location query.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Paramvir Bahl, Douglas C. Burger, Ranveer Chandra, Matthew G. Dyor, William Gates, Roderick A. Hyde, Pablos Holman, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Craig J. Mundie, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Tim Paek, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Desney S. Tan, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Lin Zhong
  • Publication number: 20160150674
    Abstract: Described embodiments include a portable electronic device. The device includes a shell housing components of the portable electronic device having a heat-generating component. The device includes a heat-rejection element located at an exterior surface of the shell. The heat-rejection element is configured to reject heat received from the heat-generating component into an environment in thermal contact with the heat-rejection element. The device includes a controllable thermal coupler configured to regulate heat transfer to the heat-rejection element. The device includes a proximity sensor configured to determine a location of a user touch to the shell relative to the location of the heat-rejection element. The device includes a thermal manager configured to regulate heat transfer by the controllable thermal coupler to the heat-rejection element in response to the determined location of the user touch relative to the location of the heat-rejection element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Philip Lionel Barnes, Hon Wah Chin, Howard Lee Davidson, Kimberly D.A. Hallman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Brian Lee, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Craig J. Mundie, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Nicholas F. Pasch, Eric D. Rudder, Clarence T. Tegreene, Marc Tremblay, David B. Tuckerman, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, JR.
  • Patent number: 9348985
    Abstract: A computationally implemented method includes, but is not limited to: determining a behavioral fingerprint associated with a network-accessible user, the behavioral fingerprint providing a current status of the network-accessible user; and controlling one or more devices automatically as a function of the determined behavioral fingerprint and a direction received from the network-accessible user. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Marc E. Davis, Matthew G. Dyor, Daniel A. Gerrity, Xuedong Huang, Roderick A. Hyde, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Nathan P. Myhrvold, Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Patent number: 9332393
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of an inertial impact associated with at least one mobile device; and presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting the indication of the inertial impact associated with the at least one mobile device. Additionally, systems and methods are described relating to means for accepting an indication of an inertial impact associated with at least one mobile device; and means for presenting an indication of location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting the indication of the inertial impact associated with the at least one mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Elwha LLC
    Inventors: Paramvir Bahl, Douglas C. Burger, Ranveer Chandra, Matthew G. Dyor, William Gates, Pablos Holman, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Craig J. Mundie, Nathan P. Myhrvold, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Tim Paek, Desney S. Tan, Clarence T. Tegreene, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Victoria Y. H. Wood, Lin Zhong
  • Publication number: 20160118035
    Abstract: A noise-canceling device includes a processing circuit configured to detect vibrational noise sound waves near a listener's ear using a vibration sensor, generate a vibrational noise-canceling signal, and control operation of a speaker to provide a desired sound signal and the vibrational noise-canceling signal to at least partially cancel the vibrational noise sound waves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: ELWHA LLC
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Jordin T. Kare, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Clarence T. Tegreene, Yaroslav A. Urzhumov, Charles Whitmer, Lowell L. Wood,, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20160117592
    Abstract: Structures and protocols are presented for using an identification of a first entity (an individual) or a second entity (a device or individual, e.g.), and an indication of the first entity not reacting positively (apparently taking offense, e.g.) to an action or expression of the second entity, for triggering one or more decision such as (1) whether or not to discard a recorded data component of a communicative expression of the second entity or (2) whether or not to facilitate a communication to a third entity or (3) whether or not to adjust a performance evaluation of the second party or of content from the second party or (4) whether or not to signal a disruptive emission in a vicinity of the second party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Inventors: Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Publication number: 20160112888
    Abstract: A computationally implemented system and method that is designed to, but is not limited to: electronically presenting output of mobile operating system operated code as user interface content presented on one or more user interface outputs of a mobile communication device based at least upon electronic reception of communication traffic related to use of the mobile communication device as a communication relay node of one or more ad hoc communication networks called into operation from standby status, the ad hoc communication network for service of communication between one or more origination electronic communication devices and one or more destination electronic communication devices. In addition to the foregoing, other method aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Inventors: Roderick A. Hyde, Edward K.Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Richard T. Lord, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, Doug O. Reudink, Clarence T. Tegreene