Patents by Inventor Robert Beghian

Robert Beghian 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: 9916037
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a gesture via the set of touch sensors, and to interpret the gesture as one of a plurality of user inputs. The processor further detects a presence of extraneous objects on a surface the screen of the display assembly, and adjusts one or more settings of the computing device in response to detecting the presence of extraneous objects. For example, the processor may adjust the one or more settings by reconfiguring a set of actions to be performed in response to the plurality of user inputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: Rakuten Kobo, Inc.
    Inventors: James Wu, Ramesh Mantha, Trevor Hunter, Robert Beghian
  • Patent number: 9904411
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a plurality of interactions with the set of touch sensors. The processor further determines, based on the plurality of interactions, a presence of extraneous objects on a surface of the screen of the display assembly. More specifically, the processor may determine that the screen is wet if three or more interactions are detected, concurrently, via the set of touch sensors and/or a contact duration associated with each of the plurality of interactions exceeds a threshold duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: RAKUTEN KOBO INC.
    Inventors: James Wu, Robert Beghian, George Talusan, Paul McDougall
  • Publication number: 20160335405
    Abstract: A method for determining a user's well-being based on a user's digital activity, the method having the steps of: associating said user with a unique identifier; logging each instance said device accesses said digital services or content; determining a type of said digital services or content being accessed by said user; capturing user generated content and device generated content; forming core data associated with said user derived from data associated with each of said steps; and analyzing said core data to determine whether elements within said core data are indicative of distress, and providing an alert when said elements exist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Sergey PERUNOV, Robert BEGHIAN
  • Publication number: 20160092025
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a gesture via the set of touch sensors, and to interpret the gesture as one of a plurality of user inputs. The processor further detects a presence of extraneous objects on a surface the screen of the display assembly, and adjusts one or more settings of the computing device in response to detecting the presence of extraneous objects. For example, the processor may adjust the one or more settings by reconfiguring a set of actions to be performed in response to the plurality of user inputs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Wu, Ramesh Mantha, Trevor Hunter, Robert Beghian
  • Publication number: 20160092009
    Abstract: A computing device includes a housing and a display assembly having a screen. The housing at least partially circumvents the screen so that the screen is viewable and a set of touch sensors are provided with the display assembly. A processor is provided within the housing to detect a plurality of interactions with the set of touch sensors. The processor further determines, based on the plurality of interactions, a presence of extraneous objects on a surface of the screen of the display assembly. More specifically, the processor may determine that the screen is wet if three or more interactions are detected, concurrently, via the set of touch sensors and/or a contact duration associated with each of the plurality of interactions exceeds a threshold duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventors: James Wu, Robert Beghian, George Talusan, Paul McDougall