Patents by Inventor Robert Kapinos

Robert Kapinos 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: 11256526
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving an indication of a first item to be saved for later interaction, monitoring a context of a user's activity, comparing the context of the user's activity to a list of saved items, including the first item, selecting the first item in response to a determination that the context of the user's activity is suitable for interacting with the first item, and modifying a user interface to alert the user regarding the first item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell VanBlon, Robert Kapinos, Scott Wentao Li, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury
  • Patent number: 11190485
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of naming a smart wireless device includes detecting a first other wireless device, determining that the first other wireless device is likely in a same area of an environment, obtaining a first name of the first other wireless device, and generating a name for the smart wireless device as function of the first name of the first other wireless device in response to the first other wireless device having been determined to be in the same area of the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Russell VanBlon, Robert Kapinos, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Scott Wentao Li
  • Publication number: 20210112031
    Abstract: A computer implemented method of naming a smart wireless device includes detecting a first other wireless device, determining that the first other wireless device is likely in a same area of an environment, obtaining a first name of the first other wireless device, and generating a name for the smart wireless device as function of the first name of the first other wireless device in response to the first other wireless device having been determined to be in the same area of the environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Russell VanBlon, Robert Kapinos, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury, Scott Wentao Li
  • Publication number: 20210109768
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving an indication of a first item to be saved for later interaction, monitoring a context of a user's activity, comparing the context of the user's activity to a list of saved items, including the first item, selecting the first item in response to a determination that the context of the user's activity is suitable for interacting with the first item, and modifying a user interface to alert the user regarding the first item.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Russell VanBlon, Robert Kapinos, Scott Wentao Li, Timothy Winthrop Kingsbury
  • Publication number: 20210110314
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes receiving a broadcast identifier at a reservation system that was broadcast from a user mobile device via a wireless transmission, generating a notification that a user associated with the user mobile device has arrived, and providing the notification to a user interface to indicate that the user has arrived. The broadcast identifier may be a MAC address received via WiFi received by a router and forwarded to the reservation system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Kapinos, Russell VanBlon, Robert J. Norton, Scott Wentao Li
  • Patent number: 7416421
    Abstract: An enclosure with integral snap-acting mounting feet for mounting a unit, such as a sensor, to a DIN rail. The unit includes a component portion and a mounting portion. The component portion is the sensor or other apparatus. The mounting portion is integrally formed to the component portion through a flexible hinge portion. The mounting portion includes a tab formed on either side of the mounting portion, and a mounting foot integrally formed to each tab. The flexible hinge portion allows the operator to easily snap the unit onto a DIN rail. The unit is then removed from the DIN rail by pulling on either of the tabs, which causes the hinge portion to flex and allows the mounting foot to be disengaged from the DIN rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Automation Components, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Kapinos, David Updike, Yajun Yang, Troy Schwenn
  • Publication number: 20070220286
    Abstract: A power adaptor for a computer discovers the power environment when it is plugged into a socket and sends a signal to the computer along the power line indicating the environment, so that the computer can configure operations accordingly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Farrel Benton, Shane Branch, Robert Kapinos, Raymond Octaviano, Richmond Real, James Rutledge, Alberto Saba, James Salembier, Simon Taylor, Sean Ulrich